Connectivity for Urban Tourism Competitiveness Mr. Li Baochun Executive Deputy Secretary General World Tourism Cities Federation www.wtcf.org.cn
Connectivity 1. The quality or condition of being connected or connective. 2. The ability to make and maintain a connection between two or more points in a telecommunications system. Connectivity not only means simple transportation, business connection, cooperative plans, but also means to create a larger and more inclusive portal platform with powerful functions, interconnecting information with service to create an all-domain and easily-accessible gateway for the society. Connecting with surrounding areas, rural and countryside areas, civilization and customs, urban modern life and fashion, inheritance of history, social economy, culture, sports, education, sightseeing, leisure and holidays, consumption, and experiences
Connectivity accessibility consumption all possibilities ( Tourism + ) new life style transmission Free and easy capital and equity transit, human resources and products transit, joint venture conductive management
I. Accessibility ----Beijing
Beijing Essential information of Beijing: The capital, The municipality directly under the central government, The central city of the state, The super city, The international metropolis, National political center, Cultural center, International communication center, Science and Technology Innovation Center.
Beijing Permanent resident population : 22,000,000 Beijing GDP: 377.376 Billion USD GDP per capita: 17,368 USD Per Capita Disposable Income: 8,000 USD Area: 16,410 square kilometers Number of districts under jurisdiction: 16 districts 7 cultural heritages 58 universities Medical service, Conferences, Exhibitions etc.
Total Tourist Arrivals of Beijing (2007-2016) 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 270 million visitors 4.1 million inbound visitors Domestic to Beijing: 170 million Beijinger: 100 million 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Unit: 10,000 Source: Beijing Tourism Commission
Composition of Tourism Revenue in Beijing (2016)
Per Capita Spending of Tourists in Beijing Year Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Per capita spending of domestic tourists Per capita spending of inbound tourists US $ 281 316 352 365 365 387 376 US $ 1029 1042 1028 1065 1078 1096 1217 66 times VS. 3.2 times
Connectivity of Beijing I. Accessibility: Transportation (1) Inter-city (region) Airlines High Speed Railway Railway Highway Bus Car (2) city Railway Highway Subway Bus City Bus Sharing Bicycle
Airline Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) increasingly improved international airline network one of the busiest airports in the world 1,700 flights from 94 airlines in a close bond with 244 cities in 54 countries around the world every day capacity: 90 million person-time per year "China No.1 Gateway" The new airport of Beijing, which is expected to be delivered in July 2019, will be the world s largest aviation hub. capacity:130 million person-time, 1.03 million flights
Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3
Airlines 80 flights everyday between Beijing and Chengdu
Transportation Time spend on the way from Beijing suburb to city center in the year of 2020. ( inner-city ) No. Distance to city center Minutes 1 0-15 kilometers 30 Minutes 2 15-25 kilometers 45 Minutes 3 25-60 kilometers 60 Minutes
Beijing Roads Inter-cities 16.5 square meters road per person 113 kilometers road per 100 square kilometers 525 kilometers highway in 14,630 kilometers city road.
Railway More than 300 high-speed trains for passengers leave Beijing for other cities in China everyday, with over 230,000 passengers. Considering other railway transport means of passengers, the railway transport capacity of passengers in Beijing exceeds 300,000 person-time.
Summary Connectivity infrastructure inter-city transportation from supply side: roads (Highway) railway (Inter-city high-speed train, HSR) airlines haul Bus
Beijing 72-hour visa-free transit policy From January 1, 2013, Beijing offers 72-hour visa-free transit for foreign visitors with third-country visas and transit at Beijing.
II. Connectivity to Consumption Great connectivity to the high standards and vast amounts resources, accommodation, catering, sightseeing, events, and amenities, all optional travel experience accessibilities. the largest quantity of top-grade hotels in the world. It also provides hotels of diversified types and brands for tourists. Beijing cuisine: served, diversified, home and abroad, taste, one of the eight major components of Chinese cuisine. Sightseeing: As of 2016, Beijing had 235 class-a tourist attractions (including eight 5A ones), 504 star-rated hotels, 1,282 budget hotels, 2,117 travel agencies, 41,811 certified tour guides, 141 star-rated folk villages, 4,008 folk households, 647 distinctive businesses and 33 distinctive tourist towns and villages.
Age Distribution of Chinese Outbound Tourists
III. Connectivity to all possibilities Tourism + overlap several forms: sightseeing tourism; cultural tourism; folk custom tourism; eco-tourism; meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition tourism; tourism for communication and visit; tourism of adventure and exploration; experience-based tourism; recreational tourism. Tourism + technology operation customized tourism Up to 95% of package tourism products involve more than 20% of time for independent travel and services on tourist s own expense. Another 25% of time are for tourists to choose optional
IV. Connectivity to new life style emotion classical quality of life from migration and self-alienation. Modern Urban Tourism should create a new fashionable lifestyle, marketing to the new generations of the PETS of the world. The first class customers creates the excellent consumption, and then the excellent market, excellent branding, excellent products & service, excellent amenities, excellent economic results.
V. Connectivity via transmission tourism under continuous innovation and capable of using first-rate means of transmission. young generation with new technology. Internet surfing online articles influence experiences sharing
Thank You. 谢谢 Gracias. Mr. Li Baochun Libch@wtcf.org.cn World Tourism Cities Federation