An Analysis of Regional Balanced Growth of Tourism Industry in Five Northwestern Provinces

In order to evaluate the balance of regional tourism industry in the five northwestern provinces from social and natural aspects,tourism revenue of the five northwestern provinces can be distributed in terms of population and tourism resources,calculating relevant Gini coefficient and resolving Gini coefficient of overall revenue according to international and domestic tourism revenues.It can be concluded that overall regional tourism development in the five provinces witnesses a balanced growth,the proportionality of which shows an upward tendency,due to significant impact of high contribution rate of balanced development of domestic tourism.The international inbound tourism in the five provinces exist remarkable differences and contribution rate of overall impact is low.According to the guidance of the regional equilibrium theory,appropriate regional differences exert a positive effect on the general development of the region.It is recommended that the provinces within the region should focus on the development of core tourism attraction with regional characteristics,strengthen the regional cooperation and brand building,aiming at breaking the immediate balance and making the regional development of tourism increase in a more reasonable and balanced range.