Multiscale Characteristics and Connection Mechanisms of Attraction Networks:A Trajectory Data Mining Approach Leveraging Geotagged Data

Urban tourism is considered a complex system,and multiscale exploration of the organizational patterns of attraction networks has become a topical issue in urban tourism,so exploring the multiscale characteristics and connection mechanisms of attraction networks is important for understanding the linkages between attractions and even the future destination planning.This paper uses geotagging data to compare the links between attractions in Beijing,China during four different periods:the pre-Olympic period(2004–2007),the Olympic Games and subsequent‘heat period’(2008–2013),the post-Olympic period(2014–2019),and the COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019)pandemic period(2020–2021).The aim is to better understand the evolution and patterns of attraction networks at different scales in Beijing and to provide insights for tourism planning in the destination.The results show that the macro,meso-,and microscales network characteristics of attraction networks have inherent logical relationships that can explain the commonalities and differences in the development process of tourism networks.The macroscale attraction network degree Matthew effect is significant in the four different periods and exhibits a morphological monocentric structure,suggesting that new entrants are more likely to be associated with attractions that already have high value.The mesoscale links attractions according to the common purpose of tourists,and the results of the community segmentation of the attraction networks in the four different periods suggest that the functional polycentric structure describes their clustering effect,and the weak links between clusters result from attractions bound by incomplete information and distance,and the functional polycentric structure with a generally more efficient network of clusters.The pattern structure at the microscale reveals the topological transformation relationship of the regional collaboration pattern,and the attraction network structure in the four different periods has a very similar importance profile structure suggesting that the attraction network has the same construction rules and evolution mechanism,which aids in understanding the attraction network pattern at both macro and micro scales.Important approaches and practical implications for planners and managers are presented.

Linguistic landscape and its impacts on place-making in mountain destination:A case of Mogan Mountain Town of Huzhou City,China

The place and placeness are believed to be a crucial perspective for comprehending the transformative dynamics of tourist destinations in the context of globalization and the rapid development of the tourism industry.As the material carrier of language,linguistic landscape is an intermediary for people to endow emotions and personalities into the place,becoming an effective path for exploring the place-making in a certain area.Mogan Mountain is a famous national tourist resort,which is located in Mogan Mountain Town,Deqing County,Huzhou City,China.This is a good case area for studying the relationship between linguistic landscape and placemaking in tourist destinations.There are two theories that form the theoretical foundation of the study,namely the place and the geosemiotics.Firstly,the results showed the overall style of the linguistic landscape.Multilingual labelling(52.7%),official signs(55.3%),and standardized Chinese characters predominantly shaped the linguistic landscape,with English and other languages being complementary.Secondly,from the perspective of three dimensions of the geosemiotics framework,such as inscription,language preference,and placement position,we conduct a comprehensive semiotic analysis of the linguistic landscape,which encompasses diverse facets such as fonts,materials,shifts in state,text vectors,and symmetrical arrangements.Finally,we explore the influence of linguistic landscapes on the place-making of Mogan Mountain through the dimensions of location,locale,and sense of place.The information on linguistic landscapes indicates the geographical location.These linguistic landscapes play an important role in constructing the language order,nostalgic atmosphere,exotic atmosphere,and elegant and tasteful lifestyle of the public space in Mogan Mountain.Readers of linguistic landscapes,including tourists and residents,generate and identify with the unique sense of place in Mogan Mountain.These linguistic landscapes construct the destination placeness of Mogan Mountain that combines both foreign and nostalgic styles,and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures.It will help promote the image positioning of tourism destinations and have practical guiding significance for the tourism planning,landscape-making,language management,and other aspects of tourism destinations.

Reinforcement Learning-Based MAS Interception in Antagonistic Environments

Dear Editor, As a promising multi-agent systems(MASs) operation, autonomous interception has attracted more and more attentions in these years, where defenders prevent intruders from reaching destinations.So far, most of the relevant methods are applied in ideal environments without agent damages. As a remedy, this letter proposes a more realistic interception method for MASs suffered by damages.

Empowering Xinjiang

EARLY in the morning,Hankiz Ablimit leaves her home in Aksu Prefecture,southern Xinjiang,takes a train to Urumqi,capital of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,and then transfers to another train bound for her final destination,Bole in northwestern Xinjiang.The journey takes one day and one night to complete.Bole,capital city of Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture,houses the prefecture’s only formal institution of higher learning-Bortala Polytechnic.Hankiz studies in this university,with 10 colleges.Most of the teachers working here come from Hubei Province in central China.

Bangladesh faces double challenge of export,quality control as global garment demand soars

USA is the single largest export destination for Bangladesh RMG exports but year-on-year export from July to February period of the current fiscal year 2023-24 fell by 2.58%to$5.46 billion and the export was$4.79 billion and in the first seven months July-January of FY24,a fall of 3.90%.According to data from the Office of the Textile and Apparel(OTEXA)of the US.Garment shipments from Bangladesh to the US declined 24.91%year-on-year to$6.79 billion in the January November period in 2023.

MEDIA WATCH EXCERPTS FROM MAJOR CHINESE MAGAZINES

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN XIAMEN 19 February Outlook Weekly Located on the western side of the Taiwan Straits,Xiamen boasts enchanting natural scenery and a pleasant climate,and is a popular tourist destination.Since the Xiamen Special Economic Zone was first established in 1980,the local government has consistently adhered to the philosophy that“clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.”Yundang Lake,once Xiamen’s bustling Yundang Port,has risen from the ashes of pollution to become a thriving urban haven.

橘子洲风情画卷

During Labour Day this year,Orange Isle was undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist destinations in Changsha.Located between Yuelu Mountain and Tianxin Pavilion,this thousand-year-old sandbar has long been a natural paradise from the past to the present.The name of Orange Isle may originate from the poem,in which the isle is described as“The orange grows by the side of the Xiang River”(橘生湘水侧).

Mapping International Student Mobility Between Africa and China

This book delves into an emerging trend in international student mobility specifically focusing on students from across the African continent enrolled in degree programmes at Chinese universities.While China stands out as a highly sought-after destination for African students,there has been limited research to date on this growing mobility pattern.

Training Train Drivers

As the train engine roars,doors of the wagons gently open at 07:30 a.m.,with crew members waiting for the passengers to board before starting the journey for their next destination.An hour before the departure,Marriam Gadesa heads to the locomotive cabin and quickly tests the locomotive’s power supply,and then starts the engine.

我的北极光之旅

极光一年四季都会出现,但只有在晴朗的夜晚,人们才能看见极光的踪迹。当极夜来临,夜色笼罩了北极圈,这是看极光的最佳时间。主题语境:旅行篇幅:351词建议用时:7分钟1 It's getting close to midnight, and close to my destination—mile marker 133 on Alaska's Glenn Highway, where I'm on the road to fulfilling a lifelong dream. I'm going to see the Northern Lights.

Consumption Boom

Spring Festival holiday brings tourists,and the related revenues,back to the destinations.The 474 million trips–raking in 632.69 billion yuan in tourism-related revenue–during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday indisputably signify both the vitality of China’s economy and the huge potential of the country’s domestic consumption.The figures respectively represent a 19 percent increase and a 7.7 percent growth over those for the same holiday period,prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,in 2019,according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on 18 February.

Leave or Stay?Antecedents of High-level Talent Migration in the Pearl River Delta Megalopolis of China:from a Perspective of Regional Differentials in Housing Prices

Rapid urbanization and population growth have triggered an increase in urban housing demand and rising housing prices,which can influence the migration intention of high-level talents.Much work within the literature has focused more on the migration of the general public.However,antecedents of migration intention and the impact of housing prices on the migration of high-level talents remain unclear.Therefore,based on the push-pull theory,this study investigates the influencing factors of talent migration intention and explores the role of housing prices.This study reveals a complex mechanism underlying migration decisions by using logistic regression models and survey data of high-level talents in the Pearl River Delta(PRD)megalopolis of China.The results indicate that:1)in high house-price regions,social integration is the primary push factor,and the main factors for retaining talents are the expectation of future work and intimate family relationships;2)in medium house-price regions,the main factors that attract talents are the current salary level and close family ties;3)in low house-price regions,living convenience is a determining factor in retaining talents.This study provides a new perspective for talent mobility research and offers valuable inputs for retaining and attracting talents in different economic development regions.Findings are of great significance for formulating talent introduction policies and forming a new pattern of rational spatial docking and effective allocation of human resources.

Green Road to Growth

ON June 5,the World Environment Day,diplomats and officials from 19 countries and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)did something unusual.Collectively,they planted osmanthus saplings in an offbeat destination far from Beijing.It was part of their efforts to witness China’s progress in creating an ecological civilization where economic progress is balanced with environmental protection.

Chinese Gaming Levels Up

“The journey is more important than the destination.”A Chinese New Year teaser of Black Myth:Wukong released on January 16 solidified the new action-adventure game in many eyes as China’s first hope for a true AAA game.The game is scheduled for a summer 2024 release.With over a year to go,expectations for the game are already big.Since the game’s first“UE5 Gameplay Test Trailer”was released in August 2020,progress of the game’s development has attracted a lot of attention.

Segment-Centric Geo-Competitive Environment of a Tourism Destination (A Case of Georgia)

This work aims to introduce a conceptual approach to determining the competitive environment for a particular tourist destination by considering popular outbound destinations of its leading segments.This approach we name as a concept of a segment-centered geo-competitive environment of a tourism destination(SGE-TD).The applied methodology includes consideration of the popularity of tourist destinations for each selected segment and the indicators of leading segments of the studied destination.The practical application of the proposed concept is examined in the case of Georgia as a tourist destination by selecting its leading segments and identifying their popular travel destinations.The integrated consideration and application of the mentioned indicators define the competitive position of a destination(in this case Georgia)among the specified tourism destinations,considered as the geo-competitive environment.This research suggests an innovative version of the universal conceptual approach to identify the leading competing destinations for a specific studied one.It fills the gap in similar studies where competing destinations for the analysis are selected based on specific research objectives,missing the universal conceptual approach in this regard.

Spring’s Train

AT 6:30 in the morning,Spring got up.At 7 a.m.,he left home and walked 10 minutes to the metro station.The metro system of this city resembled the spider webs of his hometown.In fact,it was denser than spider webs,covering every corner of this city.It would take Spring over an hour to get to his destination on the trains of two metro lines.The first metro was Line 6,with large crowds of people waiting for the train.It had only four carriages and couldn’t hold very many people.

China-Malaysia Tourism Getting Overall Recovery

With the adjustment of China's domestic policies,outbound travel by Chinese groups,with destinations of 20 countries including Malaysia,is getting recovery in an orderly way,and outbound travel by Chinese tour groups and free travel of"air ticket+hotel"have officially returned to Malaysia's tourist market.

The Contribution of Special and Alternative Forms of Tourism to the Sustainable Development of Tourist Destinations:Case Studies

This paper aims to investigate the impact of special and alternative forms of tourism on the sustainable development of tourism destinations,revising the traditional position of tourism development and establishing sustainable development as the only solution to tourism progress of travel destinations.The study includes conceptual approaches to the term tourism,sustainable development and specific and alternative forms of tourism and delves into theoretical approaches that are the bridging of these three central research questions.This is followed by in-depth research through policy analysis of central institutions and regional development stakeholders,as well as further analysis of sustainable development through special and alternative forms of tourism.Key tourism models and theories offer a further understanding of the natural“enemies”and“allies”of sustainable development and how they contribute to its necessity or development.Through a survey and a case study of travel destinations,we conclude the need to couple the term tourism development with sustainable development which is rooted in the healthy coexistence of residents and visitors with respect to the environment,local culture and productive-controlled economic growth.

The Impact of Destination Image on Tourist Willingness to Revisit:A Case Study of Nanning Garden Expo

The researcher aims to examine the impact of destination image of Nanning Garden Expo on tourist willingness to revisit.In this study,Nanning Garden Expo,a famous comprehensive park in Nanning,Guangxi,is selected as the research object.Based on previous literature and theories,the author analyzes and explores the relationship between the destination image of Nanning Garden Expo and tourist willingness to revisit.The research tool is questionnaire and the sample size of the survey data is calculated by Cochrane formula,and the data collection volume is 385.The statistics used in the data analysis are descriptive statistics including frequency distribution,percentage,mean,standard deviation,and inferential statistic for testing hypothesis.The researcher applies multiple regression analysis models to examine which independent variables have strong or weak relationships with dependent variables.Hypothesis test indicates that destination image has a significant positive impact on tourist willingness to revisit.Based on the results of the empirical study,relevant suggestions are proposed for how to enhance tourist willingness to revisit for Nanning Garden Expo and promote the healthy and sustainable development of tourism.

My Summer Holiday

During the summer holiday,I had the amazing opportunity to visit Guilin,Guangxi.This picturesque destination has earned a well-deserved reputation for its breathtaking beauty.They say,“Guilin’s scenery is peerless in the world,”and I wholeheartedly agree.It wasn’t until I set foot in this enchanting place that I realized how truly remarkable it is.