Cultural Tourism Resource Perceptions: Analyses Based on Tourists’ Online Travel Notes

• Main Authors: Feng Liang, Yu Pan, Meilong Gu, Weihua Guan, Fusheng Tsai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
• Series: Sustainability
• Subjects: Wuxi; tourism culture; perception; content analysis
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/2/519

Tourism culture is the key resource by which the tourism industry of a region survives. This study analyzed the cultural perception image of Wuxi among tourists by using content analysis techniques, such as word frequency analysis, semantic network analysis, and sentiment analysis based on the tourist reviews on major tourism websites. The results showed that tourists’ perceptions of local tourism culture in Wuxi are mainly focused on religious culture, landscape and garden culture, and historical culture. Further analysis revealed an obvious structural mismatch between the tourists’ perceptions and the supply of local cultural tourism resources. The findings suggest that the focus should be on the clustered development of tourism culture in Wuxi, the branding of Wu Culture, and the strengthening of the association between scenic spots in the future.