A Study Of Competitiveness In Greater Mekong Sub Region

Since 1990, with the expansion of globalization, the global economy develops towards the trend of regionalization. The economical co-operation of Greater Mekong Sub-region supported by Asian Development Bank has been increasingly attracted much importance. Tourism as one of key vital regional co-operation fields, with low trade barriers, is the breakthrough to GMS. Many domestic researchers have fully and deeply studied the content and co-operation mechanism. But most researches are tour resource-based which apparently cannot cater to the development need of international tourism. The two topics that how to transfer development model from comparative advantages which is based on tour resource-based to competitive advantages and how to strength GMS'S international competitiveness become the hot topics on GMS tourism.This paper mainly uses competitiveness theories, Regional Economics theories and tourism theories. In the study of demonstration, according to related theories, this paper tries to found tourism competitiveness analysis model and index system. This paper utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods. This paper made the lateral comparison in the same period by founding demonstration indicator system, confirming indicator weight using SPSS soft wear, making no dimension and meantime made the synthetic analysis. This paper also makes cluster analysis and draws radar map using EXCEL soft wear. This paper especially stresses eco-sustainability to develop tourism, and points out that regional tour resource advantages can be transferred to competitive advantage to strength GMS's tourism competitiveness from the following facets: the outside political, economical and technological competitiveness environment, competitiveness-oriented sale and promotion methods, core entrepreneur's competitiveness, government administration and crisis management, the opportunities of GMS co-operation.