人口老龄化对旅游经济的影响研究

Research on the Impact of Population Aging on the Tourism Economy

摘要: 随着我国人口老龄化进程持续加速，老年人口规模不断扩大、消费观念不断升级，催生出银发旅游经济，并在旅游经济中占据了越来越大的比重。本文系统性探索人口老龄化对旅游经济的影响，切实了解银发旅游经济发展现状与困境，制定相应的解决措施，旨在为推动旅游产业适配老龄化趋势、实现高质量发展提供一定理论参考。基于对人口老龄化与旅游经济相关数据的调研，发现人口老龄化催生了银发旅游、康养旅游等新业态，扩大了旅游消费规模，还推动了旅游产品结构优化与服务品质升级；银发旅游经济面临着专业化人才短缺、适老化设施不足、旅游产品同质化严重、旅游市场参差不齐、区域发展不均衡等问题。对此，需强化旅游专业人才培育、促进旅游基础设施适老化建设、实现老年旅游产品多元化供给、加强旅游产业市场监管、促进中西部旅游产业发展。

Abstract: With the continuous acceleration of China’s aging population process, the scale of the elderly population continues to expand, and their consumption concepts are constantly upgrading, giving rise to the silver-haired tourism economy, which is occupying an increasingly significant proportion in the tourism economy. This paper systematically explores the impact of population aging on the tourism economy, thoroughly examines the current development status and challenges of the silver-haired tourism economy, and formulates corresponding solutions. The aim is to provide theoretical references for promoting the adaptation of the tourism industry to the aging trend and achieving high-quality development. Based on research on data related to population aging and the tourism economy, it is found that population aging has given rise to new industries such as silver-haired tourism and wellness tourism, expanded the scale of tourism consumption, and also promoted the optimization of tourism product structures and the upgrading of service quality. However, the silver-haired tourism economy faces issues such as a shortage of specialized talent, insufficient aging-friendly facilities, severe homogenization of tourism products, uneven market conditions, and regional development imbalances. To address these challenges, it is necessary to strengthen the cultivation of tourism professionals, promote the construction of aging-friendly tourism infrastructure, achieve diversified supply of elderly tourism products, enhance market supervision in the tourism industry, and foster the development of tourism industries in central and western regions.