With the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Tourism Cooperation and Development Conference held in Zhuhai, the tourism cooperation among the three places has entered a new stage. Zhuhai regards the tourism industry as an important pioneer industry, and is accelerating its integration into the Hong Kong and Macao tourism circle to promote the close cooperation between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao tourism.
In recent years, Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao have formed a certain foundation in tourism promotion, product design and brand building, with broad development prospects. In the eyes of many people in the industry, Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao will form a globally competitive tourism "Golden Triangle" in the future, which can jointly create a "world-class tourism and leisure destination".
The question that needs to be considered now is, how should Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao tourism "Golden Triangle" be further developed?
In this regard, Nanfang Daily invited a number of experts, scholars and representatives of tourism enterprises to analyze various topics in tourism cooperation between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao and give suggestions for future development.
experts and industry insiders said that on the basis of giving full play to their respective resources and advantages, the three places should strengthen the convergence and complementarity in tourism and related industry planning, give full play to the strengths of the government, tourism enterprises, travel agencies and other parties, and form a multi-faceted cooperation situation. Hengqin can play the role of experimental field and pathfinder in the tourism cooperation between the three places.
1. Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao can benchmark France and Spain
Nanfang Daily: What should be the connotation of a world-class tourism and leisure destination? What international samples are worth learning from Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao?
Chen Nanjiang: As far as the current research is concerned, there is no very clear standard for world-class tourism and leisure destinations. But I personally think that the connotation of a world-class tourism and leisure destination can be measured by four indicators: influence, diversification of tourists, economic benefits of tourism, volume and scale.
specifically, firstly, it needs to have a certain influence and popularity in the world; Secondly, in the tourism market, tourists come from many countries; Furthermore, the economic benefits of tourism should reach a certain scale, whether it is the number of tourists or tourism income; In addition, the overall regional volume and overall scale of tourism should reach certain indicators.
Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao have a large overall area and volume. We can't use the development of a certain scenic spot in a country or region as a reference, but should measure the goal of building a world-class tourism and leisure destination in the three places from a macro perspective. From the perspective of volume, the corresponding samples in the world can be compared with countries with developed tourism, such as France and Spain. These two countries are universally recognized as world-class tourism and leisure destinations, and their annual tourism revenue ranks among the top five in the world. From the perspective of similar areas, Singapore can be selected as a reference sample for the neighboring areas. Generally speaking, to build a world-class tourism and leisure destination in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, we should combine our own characteristics to locate the development direction.
Zhuang Weiguang: A world-class tourism and leisure destination should be a place with economic development, cultural integration and social prosperity, where high-level enjoyment and exchanges can be obtained. The formation of this destination is closely related to perfect planning, rich tourism products, rich cultural connotations and diversified formats. At present, many places have put forward the goal of building a world-class tourism and leisure destination, which often coincides with the highly developed urban circle. Internationally, the urban agglomeration along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the urban agglomeration with London as the core formed by the ties between new york and the Northeast of the United States are representative samples.
He Mang: I think world-class tourism and leisure destinations should have world-class tourism resources, such as islands, beaches and other marine leisure landscapes; World-class public facilities, such as hotels, airports and roads; There are more than 31% overseas tourists; There are important and high-end tourist routes and so on. Internationally, Hawaii, Hainan and Maldives are representative samples.
2. The planning of the three places should complement each other and develop in a staggered way
Nanfang Daily: To build a world-class tourism and leisure destination, how should the tourism and related industry planning of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao further complement each other?
Chen Nanjiang: All regional cooperation should take into account the self-interest of each region. Therefore, in the development cooperation of tourism and related industries in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, the three parties have both cooperation and a certain degree of competition. It is precisely under the objective existence of competition that we should study the convergence and complementarity of tourism and related industrial planning in the three places. The degree of convergence and complementarity of related planning in the future also determines the depth of cooperation among the three parties in the tourism industry.
in my opinion, the tourism industry of the three places should develop together, and their respective advantages must be highlighted in industrial planning, so as to realize the development of strengths and avoid weaknesses, complementary advantages and dislocation, which is also the requirement in the Pearl River Delta Planning Outline approved by the State Council. For example, there are islands in Zhuhai and islands in Hong Kong. From a single perspective, there is competition between them. If we plan from the overall pattern, the islands in the two places can form a dislocation of service content. For example, in terms of theme parks, Hong Kong has Disney, and Zhuhai can form a marine theme park and a circus theme park. In the future, aviation theme parks can be developed, and the two places can form a regional theme park tourism industry chain.
Zhuang Weiguang: Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao have different tourism resources. Hong Kong's convention and exhibition industry is relatively developed and its development model is relatively mature. Macao, on the other hand, takes the gambling industry as the leader and develops the hotel entertainment industry; Zhuhai has not taken the road of "pollution first, then treatment", and its natural environment is beautiful, which has laid the foundation for moving towards a higher-end tourism format. There are differences in system design, policy conditions and tourism positioning among the three places, and it will take a long time for their plans to "run in" with each other before they can gradually form a unique tourism development model.
The tourism planning in Hong Kong and Macao is scientific, practical, stable, forward-looking and strategic. There are quite strict procedures for changing the planning, and the planning has been upgraded to normative legal documents with strong legal effect. These aspects are worth learning from Zhuhai.
Liu Xue: Complementarity is the premise of building a regional tourism center. Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao should form complementary advantages according to different development orientations, and finally realize the form of mutual transmission and sharing of tourist information. At present, Zhuhai has produced a certain linkage effect with Hong Kong, Macao and the surrounding Zhongshan, but the scope and degree of linkage in the linkage area are still not high, and the synergy effect is far from being realized. For example, Zhuhai can cooperate with Hong Kong and Macao to issue a regional tourism "all-in-one card". Its functions can include the consumption functions of scenic spots, accommodation, catering, entertainment activities, shopping and other activities in the tourist area, as well as the function of realizing real-time settlement between different currencies to help tourists solve the most concerned problems in consumption in this area.
3. Building a guarantee system for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao tourism integration organizations
Nanfang Daily: Tourism cooperation between the three places requires cooperation at all levels, including the participation of the government, tourism enterprises, industry associations and the media. How can we form a better multi-faceted situation?
Chen Nanjiang: Indeed, the tourism cooperation among the three places needs to be built together by governments, tourism enterprises, travel agencies and other forces, and each force has different functions and directions. For example, at the government level, in order to realize tourism cooperation among the three places, the government has a lot of work to promote, including planning and guidance, traffic network connection, tourism information sharing, joint marketing and promotion of tourism projects in the three places, simplification of tourism customs clearance procedures in the three places, consultation and mechanism establishment of the joint meeting of tourism development in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, and so on.
in the cooperation of tourism enterprises, we should make full use of the characteristics of market economy in pursuit of interests. When the tourism cooperation, tourist routes and related facilities of the three places are gradually improved, business opportunities will also appear. The market will try it faster than the government. In fact, many tourism enterprises in the three places have cooperated to develop popular tourist routes and projects.
Liu Xue: The tourism administrative organization system of Hong Kong and Macao is more market-oriented and professional. Therefore, the promotion of tourism cooperation between the three places at the administrative level is only one aspect. More importantly, Zhuhai should use market-oriented means more effectively to connect with Hong Kong and Macao to form organizational guarantee. For example, Zhuhai can promote the reform of the statutory institutions of the Tourism Development Center and the resource integration of tourism groups, take the lead in cooperating with relevant institutions, enterprises and associations in Hong Kong and Macao, realize the division of labor and docking of the four types of subjects, promote the supervision, joint promotion and personnel training of the tourism industry in the three places, and build an integrated organization guarantee system for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao World Tourism and Leisure Resort by promoting the reform of the statutory tourism institutions in Zhuhai.
Weitian Li: The governments of the three places should form a situation of joint promotion, instead of going it alone. You can refer to the model of "Wonderful, Wide and Deep Pearl", and the tourism bureaus of the three places will jointly set up an organization, and each tourism bureau will take turns to send personnel to take the post of chairman to promote tourism products externally and integrate tourism resources internally, so as to promote mutual benefit and win-win results. At present, Zhuhai's reputation is not as good as that of Hong Kong and Macao. If such an organization can be established, Zhuhai tourism will undoubtedly catch up with the express train, greatly enhance the city's popularity, and then promote the development of tourism.
Liu Yunde: The behavior of tourism enterprises is market behavior, and many things are really difficult for the government to solve. For example, many tour groups now visit the Pearl River Delta, basically taking a tour around Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai. Tourists may have a dispute with the travel agency in Zhuhai and complain to the relevant departments in Zhuhai, but in fact this travel agency belongs to Shenzhen, and the regulatory authorities in Zhuhai can only do some investigation and evidence collection work, and cannot directly punish it. Therefore, I think that the government departments of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao should not only enhance their tourism competitiveness and attractiveness, but also supervise local tourism enterprises through cooperation, so as to promote the healthy development of tourism cooperation among Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
The picture shows Zhuhai Hengqin Chimelong Ocean King's domestic 5D Castle Cinema. Photo by Wang Rongshe
4. Zhuhai can make up for the shortage of tourism space in Hong Kong and Macao
Nanfang Daily: Specifically, how can Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao further integrate and optimize in many aspects such as resource enjoyment and product design? In particular, what advantages should Zhuhai play and what shortcomings should it make up?
Liu Yunde: Tourism cooperation between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao has been very close. For a long time since the reform and opening up, the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong and Macao have been the most active places in China's tourism industry. At present, Hong Kong's attraction lies in fashionable shopping tours, while Macau focuses on gambling, while Zhuhai's advantages should be leisure and cultural tourism, such as the hot springs, golf courses and Chimelong Ocean Kingdom owned by Zhuhai. These Hong Kong and Macao, which are sparsely populated, are relatively scarce and should be well developed and utilized.
Compared with Hong Kong and Macao, the shortcoming of Zhuhai's tourism lies in the level of tourism services. For a very simple example, when we go to the scenic spots in Hong Kong, vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and the disabled have special access, while when we go to Changlong, everyone can only queue up together.
In addition, to make a concrete suggestion, Zhuhai should set up a public welfare tourism service center as soon as possible, and set up a unified tourism service hotline in the whole city. Visitors can consult tourism information, make suggestions and complaints by calling the hotline. We can not only publicize this service hotline number in airports, railway stations, tourist attractions and other public places, but also tell every visitor who arrives in Zhuhai by means of mobile phone text messages, online new media and so on.
Weitian Li: Both Hong Kong and Macao have congenital defects in tourism, that is, the space is narrow and natural resources are insufficient, and Zhuhai can just make up for the lack of space. However, the shortcoming of Zhuhai is that most tourist attractions are scattered, weak and small, and the hotel service level can't keep up. For example, there are few five-star hotels in Zhuhai, and most of them are aging, and they lack international brands, which is extremely unfavorable for attracting foreign tourists. Comparing the three places, Hong Kong has the highest level of tourism service. In order to realize the integration of tourism resources in the three places, Zhuhai must first cultivate its internal strength, improve the attraction of tourist attractions and improve the level of hotel services. Zhuhai still needs to strengthen cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao. After the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is completed and opened to traffic in the future, it will turn Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao into a world-class leisure and tourism resort.
Tourism practitioners or managers in Zhuhai should visit and exchange more in Hong Kong and Macao, learn their service concept and management experience, and promote the integrated development of tourism in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
Liu Xue: To truly integrate Zhuhai into the tourism system of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao international metropolitan area, it is necessary to better realize the standardization and unification of the construction of tourism services and supporting systems in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. In order to improve the tourism supporting environment, we can start with the integration of tourism information, tourism transportation, tourism accommodation, tourism catering and tourism shopping in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, and strive to provide high-quality barrier-free supporting environmental services for tourists visiting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao International Metropolitan Area, especially international tourists.
5. Hengqin can become an experimental field for tourism cooperation among three places
Nanfang Daily: Apart from the mainland, which countries and regions can Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao focus on tourism promotion and design boutique routes?
Liu Yunde: I recommend Japan and South Korea first. At present, Japan and South Korea are the two largest markets for inbound tourism in China. For example, in recent years, about 2 million Japanese tourists come to the mainland every year. Japan and South Korea have a high level of national income, a small land area and a narrow living space, so their desire for a holiday is very strong. I suggest that Zhuhai can organize people to go to Japan and South Korea to promote our tourism resources.
Weitian Li: The key issue is not where to promote tourism, but whether we can come up with attractive classic routes that can integrate the quality tourism resources of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. Nowadays, there are not many tourists from Europe and the United States who come to China. Some people may spend half a month there, and they will choose cities with tourist attractions to visit one by one. If Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao can come up with a classic tourist route, I believe it can attract these European and American tourists. In addition, there are many tourists from Southeast Asian countries to Hong Kong and Macao. If there is this classic tourist route connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, Zhuhai can benefit a lot from it. As for the specific scenic spots to be selected for this route, it needs to be decided by the market. At present, Zhuhai Hengqin Changlong Ocean Resort has become the engine of Zhuhai's tourism industry and an essential stop on this route.
nanfang daily: according to the positioning, the hengqin free trade zone is to build a cultural and educational opening pilot zone and an international business service leisure tourism base. what role can hengqin play in the tourism cooperation among hong kong, Zhuhai and Macao?
Zhuang Weiguang: Tourism is one of the seven key industries in Hengqin New District. In recent years, Hengqin New District is oriented by modern service industry, focusing on introducing large-scale tourism projects with strong driving force, great influence, good development prospects and comprehensive benefits, and cultivating a modern industrial system, which has achieved good results. For example, since the opening of Hengqin Changlong International Ocean Resort, it has received tens of millions of tourists, and the Jiahua sports and leisure resort project with an investment of more than 11 billion yuan plans to "move" the theme tourism of Maldivian resorts into Hengqin, etc. These high-end leisure tourism projects have further promoted the benign interaction with Macao industries and promoted the development of the service industry.
As the only pilot free trade zone on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, Hengqin also has the policy superposition advantages of "no one has me, and people have me", such as CEPA policy, liberalization of service trade between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and fiscal and tax incentives, which makes Hengqin play the role of experimental field and pathfinder in tourism cooperation among the three places.
It can be predicted that with the completion and opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the in-depth implementation of the 21th century Maritime Silk Road strategy and the deep integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Hengqin Free Trade Zone, which has multiple advantages and rich tourism resources, will usher in new development opportunities, which will lead the future service industry and boost the rise of world-class tourism and leisure destinations.