Author(s)

Yueyun Cheng ¹, Haokun Yu ¹

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¹ Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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ABSTRACT

Destination image has been a very hot topic. This paper analyses past literature on destination image and proposes a new dimension of destination image, namely the aesthetic image of a destination, in terms of the relationship between aesthetics and tourism, explaining the concept and the specific dimensions, and providing advice on scenic management from the aesthetic image.

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Yueyun Cheng, Haokun Yu, New Thoughts on the Tourist Destinations Image: Proposal and Construction of Aesthetic Image. Tourism Management and Technology Economy (2022) Vol. 5: 84-87. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/tmte.2022.050213.

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