Mediterranean Region Island Tourism Development Experience And Inspiration

The 21st century is the era of marine economy, and the marine tourism is an important constituent of the marine industry group with far prospects. Among the 40 large tourist destinations in the world, 37 of those are the coastal countries and regions, and their tourism revenues account for 81 percent of total global income. Island tourism, especially islands tourism is the"pearl"on the"crown"of the marine tourism. Islands have become the tourist hot spots in the world. The islands are admired because they bring the psychological feeling to the tourist, which lets the tourist away from the blatant city and completely back to nature.The Mediterranean is the most developed area of tourism in the world. Many islands of the Mediterranean are mainly concentrated in the Aegean Sea; the Balearic Islands, Spain; Corsica, France; Rhode, Crete, Greece; Malta; Cyprus, which have abundant natural, historical and cultural tourism resources, and also have become the famous island tourist destinations in the world.China is one of the countries with the most islands in the world. There are large and small islands more than 7,000, and the total area over 80,000 square kilometers, accounting for approximately 0.8 percent of the whole territory. Island tourism has become a pillar industry of many coastland counties.December 1, 2009, State Council on Principle of Accelerating the Development of Tourism was released, and first put forward that we should cultivate the tourism as a strategic pillar industry of national economy and as a modern service industry which made people more satisfied, all that brought the new development opportunity for the tourism.Changshan Archipelago of Dalian is the only islands in the Northeast, have the"Natural Fish Warehouse"and the"Ocean Ranch"reputation, and also have pleasant climate, turquoise seawater, fascinating beaches, unique island landscape, diverse marine-abrasion topography and other world-class island tourism resources. For a long time, the Changshan Archipelago has been"kept in purdah without being known", what's more, with the defects of underdeveloped infrastructure and the rich tourism resources without being fully developed. Under the background of the arrival of the world leisure era, the rapid rise of Chinese economy, China implementing the Liaoning coastal economic zone development strategy, the economic and social development of Dalian turning into an important period of transforming and upgrading, for these reasons, the municipal party committee and the municipal government of Dalian timely launch the planning and construction work of Changshan Archipelago international tourist resort. As the Chinese old saying goes,"Other's good qualities could remedy one's own defects."Through learning from and taking example by the successful experience and model of developing the island tourism from the countries bordering the Mediterranean coast, we should actively plan for the future development of Changshan Archipelago international tourist resort. The hangshan Archipelago will be built to become the first type of archipelago summer tourist resort in China, the national marine park and the famous tourist destination in the world. In China, the island leisure tourism vacation situation of"winter in Sanya of Hainan, summer in Changshan of Dalian"is forming, which is promising.