Evaluation on the Development Level and Spatial Pattern of Tourism Industry in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Based on Spatial Dependence Analysis

Abstract

In this paper, firstly, the evaluation indicator system of the development level of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area tourism industry was established based on the principal component analysis method. Secondly, from the three dimensions of tourism support, tourism demand supply and tourism openness, the development level of tourism industry in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was comprehensively evaluated. Then, based on the spatial dependence analysis, the spatial distribution characteristics and corresponding classification of tourism industry in 11 cities of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in three dimensions of tourism support, tourism demand supply and tourism openness were explored. Finally, the research results showed that: (1) The development level of tourism industry in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has obvious spatial differentiation characteristics, and the overall comprehensive scores of the three dimensions show the spatial characteristics of decreasing from “Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou-Foshan” as the center axis to the surrounding; (2) The development level of tourism industry in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has a certain degree of spatial dependence on the whole; (3) Tourism support in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is negatively correlated with tourism demand & supply, positively correlated with tourism openness, and positively correlated with the comprehensive development level of the three indicators. (4) In Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, tourism support, tourism demand supply, tourism openness and comprehensive development level of the three dimensions show obvious cluster characteristics in space.