Comprehensive Assessment Study on the Tourism Competitiveness of Island Counties in China

Abstract

In order to scientifically evaluate the tourism development status of island counties in China and promote high-quality development of islands, the paper constructed an evaluation index system for the tourism competitiveness of island counties. The random forest algorithm and entropy method were used to calculate the tourism competitiveness of island counties in China. The results showed that five indicators, namely total tourism income, annual tourist numbers, per capita GDP, general public budget expenditure and passenger turnover had a major impact on the tourism competitiveness of island counties. Thoroughly analyzed the formation mechanism of the different of tourism competitiveness in island counties in China, used the inverse distance weight interpolation method to evaluate the tourism competitiveness of the islands around island counties, and proposed suggestions for improving the tourism competitiveness of island counties.

Keywords

• tourism competitiveness
• random forest
• island tourism
• island county
• comprehensive assessment