Digitalization and Smart Tourism Devel-op-ment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The proliferation of artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing has made smart tour-ism a pivotal driver of cultural-tourism transformation. Despite its geographical and cultural advantages, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) faces fragmented re-sources, weak cross-border coordination, and data barriers. This study employs literature re-view, case analysis, field investigation, and panel regression to examine digital empowerment in resource integration and smart tourism system design. Findings reveal that digital infrastruc-ture and regional collaboration significantly promote industry growth, whereas GDP expansion alone has limited impact. The study introduces the “121” development model and a digitally empowered cultural-tourism innovation eco-system, underscoring technological application, value alignment, and governance synergy. Theoreti-cally, it illuminates integration pathways under cross-institutional settings and enriches discourses on smart tourism ecosystems and re-gional governance. By 2030, the GBA is expected to emerge as a world-class smart tourism hub.
Source: Annals of Management 管理学年鉴
Authors: Xueting Li, Lijun Li, Feifei Zeng, Ying'er Ye, Jiarong Hu, Shengyu Gu
Institution: Huizhou University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4413907472