Spatiotemporal Evolution,Influential Factors and Regional Differences in the Diffusion of Tourism Information Flow:A Case Study of Counterpart Provinces and Municipalities in Xinjiang
Tourism information plays a crucial role in tourism decision-making and guides passenger flow.As a vital national strategy to promote Xinjiang's economic development,national unity,security and stability,the counterpart assistance for Xinjiang demonstrates the high concern and support for Xinjiang's development.Tourism support for Xinjiang is gradually becoming one of the essential ways.The spatial and temporal distribution patterns of tourism information diffusion flow in Xinjiang from 2011 to 2023 were analyzed by using the Baidu index and the tourism field intensity index.The driving factors affecting the tourism information diffusion flow in Xinjiang were further analyzed through multiple linear regression and geo-detection methods with the guidance of push-pull-resistance theory.The results indicated that since the implementation of the new round of Xinjiang aid work in 2011,the dissemination of tourism information in Xinjiang had undergone four stages,namely steady growth,slowing growth rate,sharp decline,and sharp rebound.Specifically,the total field strength index of the diffuse flow of tourism information in Xinjiang presented a spatial north-south divergence,with higher field strength indices in the southeastern regions,such as Guangdong,Jiangsu,and Zhejiang,where Guangdong had primary field strength and Jiangsu and Zhejiang have secondary field strengths,and Jilin and Shanxi in the north-eastern and northern regions had lower field strength indices.In addition,it was found that the spatiotemporal divergence of the diffusion flow of tourism information in Xinjiang was mainly affected by several subsystems,such as the degree of information technology,the level of economic development,government behavior,demographic factors,and tourism attractiveness,with the degree of information technology being the dominant factor.The obstacle of spatial distance in the dissemination of tourism information in Xinjiang had gradually diminished.
tourism information flowspatiotemporal distribution featuresdriving factorsXinjiang