Development strategies for all-for-one tourism in Luanchuan County, Henan: a preliminary study using EOD model

All-for-one tourism has recently emerged as a new concept in China's tourism industry, namely the creation of a spatially panoramic tourism system based on the idea of valuing the environment. Although a large number of townships are speeding along this path, they are also facing problems of environmental pollution, mismanagement and demographic imbalance. The Ecology-Oriented Development (EOD) model, as a front-end concept and model for organising and implementing projects, can internalise the economic value of environmental management in tourism. This paper takes Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, as an example, and aims to identify the current problems of all-for-one tourism planning in Luanchuan County, such as 1) the low relevance of all-for-one tourism and the residents’ interests; 2) the poor connection with the outside world; and 3) the lack of understanding of the EOD concept. Further more, corresponding development strategies are proposed, such as 1) creating green characteristic brands, 2) government-led with an emphasis on public welfare, 3) constructing sustainable tourism flows based on the mountainous terrain, and 4) restoring the environment. This paper demonstrates that the development of all-for-one tourism within an EOD-based framework is reasonable and effective. This will help Luanchuan County to further build a national model tourism county and achieve a perfect transition from industry to sustainable all-for-one tourism.