On the Designing of Low-Carbon Services in the Whole Tour – Take Jiuzhai Valley as an Example

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By analysing the connotation and development background of low-carbon tourism( L-c T ), and learning about most of the main researches in L-c T from scholars at home and abroad, this paper studied the demand and behavior characteristics of tourist in each phase of their tour, meaning before, during and after trip. And then from the experience of Jiuzhai Valley, the essay focused on discussing the L-c T services elements and details that providers should target at, and proposed some advcies for the thorough implementation of L-c T.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 573-574)

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