CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.62 on Monday, February 9. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.
Spatial Patterns and Determinants of Bed and Breakfasts in the All-for-One Tourism Demonstration Area of China: A Perspective on Urban–Rural Differences
Abstract:
The spatial structure of Bed and Breakfast (B&B) development plays a crucial role in promoting integrated urban–rural development. However, existing B&B research has predominantly focused on single large cities, neglecting to explore the spatial patterns of B&B development and their influencing factors from the perspective of urban–rural differences. To address this gap, we conducted a comprehensive case study in an all-for-one tourism demonstration area in Hainan Province, China. We adopt geospatial analysis methods and ridge regression models to investigate the characteristics of urban–rural disparities in B&B distribution and to identify the primary factors influencing their spatial arrangement. The research findings reveal valuable insights: (1) B&B establishments in the tourism demonstration area exhibit clustering with notable variations in clustering intensity between urban and rural regions; (2) essential factors affecting the spatial distribution of B&Bs include transportation accessibility, reliance on tourism attractions, B&B development infrastructure, and the availability of living services; (3) tourism resource dependence emerges as the most significant driving force behind B&B agglomerations in the tourism demonstration area; and (4) road network density, hotel service availability, and neighborhood residential density are three additional critical factors affecting B&B distribution, with their influence varying between urban and rural B&Bs. Based on these key findings, we propose development strategies for optimizing B&Bs’ spatial structure in the tourism demonstration area and outline a blueprint for fostering integrated urban–rural development.
Keywords: B&B; all-for-one tourism demonstration area; urban–rural difference; ridge regression analysis; Hainan province of China
Hosted by: Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS), Hokkaido University
Date/Time: Monday 9 February 2026 | 18:30-20:00 (JST)
Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
Language: English
Capacity: 50 persons
Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
Speaker: Dr. Lin CHEN
Bio:
Lin CHEN, Associate Professor, currently serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Human Geography and Urban-Rural Planning at the School of Geography, South China Normal University, and Deputy Director of the Asian Geography Research Center. Primary research areas include area studies and rural development research. In recent years, he has published over twenty papers in high-level journals. He has led one National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program project, two Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research projects, and one Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology Overseas Distinguished Professor Program project. He currently serves as a committee member for the Agricultural Geography and Rural Development Committee and the Marine Geography Committee of the Chinese Geographical Society, and as a council member for the “Marine Strategy and Security Committee” of the China Ocean Development Research Association. Additionally, he is an international editorial board member for the Japanese Journal of Geographical Sciences and oversees editorial duties for the South China Geographical Journal.
Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
Registration:
Please register at the URL below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L8OOj-x6SI-YF-d9TRnf3g
Contact:
Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
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