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Global tourist flows under the Belt and Road Initiative: A complex network analysis

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  • Oleksandr Shymanskyi
  • Jue Wang
  • Yue Pu

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This study applies complex network analysis to examine global tourist flows network in the context of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Using tourist flows data between 221 countries/regions over 1995–2018, we investigate the nature and development patterns of structural properties of global network as well as factors influencing its formation. The descriptive analysis indicates that global tourist network was a sparse network with small world network characteristics. According to centrality characteristics, China showed the most influence in the BRI group, while Germany and the United States possessed key roles among non-BRI countries/regions. Exploratory analysis demonstrated significant influence of gravity variables in global, BRI and non-BRI tourist networks. This research advances existing tourism theory and provides practical implications for policymakers.

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  • Oleksandr Shymanskyi & Jue Wang & Yue Pu, 2022. "Global tourist flows under the Belt and Road Initiative: A complex network analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(8), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0272964
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272964
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