Development Experience and Inspiration of Island Tourism in Mediterranean Region —A Case Study of Balearic Islands in Spain

Island tourism,especially islands tourism is thepearlon thecrownof the marine tourism.Islands have become the tourist hot spots in the world.The islands are admired because they bring the psychological feeling to the tourist,which lets the tourist away from the blatant city and completely back to nature.The Mediterranean region is the most developed region of tourism in the world.Many islands of the Mediterranean region have become the famous tourist destinations in the world.First of all,the Mediterranean region island tourism development experience was summarized in this paper.Secondly,through tourism case of Balearic Islands in Spain,this paper analyzes island tourism development feature: with leisure holiday tourism as main island leisure tourism holiday destination;with sailing tourism as main tourism product system;balance tourism in the rush season and the off-season,developing diverse tourism;rely on centuries-old history and rich culture,developing cultural tourism.Finally,development experience of the Mediterranean region island tourism was discussed in this paper,supplying other islands for reference.