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. 2022 Feb 7;17(2):e0263229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263229

Table 1. Evaluation index system of tourism competitiveness.

Target Layer Criterion Layer Factor Layer Indicator Layer Unit Weight
TC TDC (weight 0.4296) Tourism Revenue Tourism foreign exchange income X1 ten thousand yuan 0.2141
Domestic tourism revenue X2 ten thousand yuan 0.1253
Number of guest rooms X3 pcs 0.0755
Number of beds in guest rooms X4 pcs 0.0764
Economic Development Strength Total GDP X5 ten thousand yuan 0.0828
Per capita GDP X6 yuan 0.0561
Proportion of tertiary industry in GDP X7 % 0.0977
Tourism Development Number of international tourists X8 ten thousand people 0.1913
Number of domestic tourists X9 ten thousand people 0.0809
TRC (weight 0.2283) Tourist Resources Total number of class A attractions X10 pcs 0.0436
Total number of class 5A attractions X11 pcs 0.0883
Total number of class 4A attractions X12 pcs 0.0646
Total number of class 3A attractions X13 pcs 0.058
National Wetland Park X14 pcs 0.0627
Number of National Historic Cities X15 pcs 0.0692
Number of cultural relics under state protection X16 pcs 0.0498
Quantity of national intangible cultural heritage X17 pcs 0.0429
Number of national / autonomous nature reserves X18 pcs 0.0851
Number of National Forest Parks X19 pcs 0.088
Public Facilities Resources Total number of travel agencies X20 pcs 0.1212
Number of Star Hotels X21 pcs 0.0683
Highway density X22 km/km2 0.0463
Paved road area X23 m2 0.0235
Output value of logistics industry (parcel transportation, storage and post industry) X24 ten thousand yuan 0.0684
Tourism Human Resources Number of employees in the tertiary industry X25 pcs 0.0201
TSC (weight 0.3420) Social and Economic Support Per capita disposable income of urban residents X26 yuan 0.0164
Fixed asset investment of the whole society X27 ten thousand yuan 0.0899
Utilization of foreign capital X28 ten thousand yuan 0.458
Per capita Road area X29 m2 0.0378
Ecological Environment Support Days of good air quality X30 % 0.0507
Harmless treatment capacity X31 tons per day 0.1908
Urban water use penetration rate X32 % 0.0018
Domestic waste treatment rate X33 % 0.0038
Per capita park green area in urban area X34 m2 0.0531
Green coverage of parks in the built-up area X35 % 0.0978

(Abbreviation: TC: Tourism Competitiveness; TDC: Tourism Development Competitiveness; TRC: Tourism Resource Competitiveness; TSC: Tourism-Support Competitiveness).