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Spatial impacts of the intercity flow of long stay international visitors based on mobile phone data in Yangtze River Delta, China

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  • Yao Wang
  • Meilin Zhu
  • Xiaodong Meng

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The intercity daily flow of long stay international visitors (LSIV) reflects the economic globalisation and regional integration of a region. We made the first attempt to use mobile phone data to identify international visitors who stayed longer than one month in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in 2019, analysed the spatial patterns of LSIV, and revealed the impact factors associated with the daily intercity flow of LSIV. We discussed spatial dependence using multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR), and performed cluster analysis to understand the combination effects. The results show that enterprises have the largest effect, AQI and administrative hierarchy have relatively low effects, and income, imports and exports do not have any significant effect. Overall, the economically developed eastern regions of the YRD region are more attractive for daily travel by LSIV, with the Shanghai metropolitan area being the most attractive. Our findings provide new insights into the relationship between the intercity daily flow of LSIV and the urban economy and society in the delta region to help suggest planning recommendations to enhance the globalisation development strategy and provide a better environment for international visitors in the delta region.

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  • Yao Wang & Meilin Zhu & Xiaodong Meng, 2023. "Spatial impacts of the intercity flow of long stay international visitors based on mobile phone data in Yangtze River Delta, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(9), pages 1-27, September.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290758
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