RTSA for Hainan. Benefits and possible alternatives

Abstract

[eng] The island of Hainan, in the south of China, is becoming one of the most popular tourist destination in Asia. Indeed, China wants to convert this island in a five star international destination. But this newborn tourist destination is being progressively defined and still there is a long way to go in order to consolidate itself as a strong tourist destination. The aim of this study is to review the development of the Satellite Accounts for Tourism (SAT) at a regional level and to examine their usefulness to policymakers, and how far problems with the framework can be passed in a practical manner. Firstly, after a description of this tourist destination, I evaluate the macroeconomic situation of Hainan's tourism sector. Then, I collect information in order to evaluate the importance of the implementation of the SAT in this region. Actually, a revision of the TSA classification of Hainan has not been made yet by the Chinese government. After this, I try to describe the benefits of the SAT for this destination, and I to find a possible process to develop the SAT for Hainan. Finally, some conclusions are drawn.