Can Green Total Factor Productivity in Tourism Promote the Enhancement of Tourism Industry Resilience?

In advancing the high-quality development of the tourism industry, enhancing green total factor productivity in tourism (GTFPT) within the sector emerges as a critical strategy for mitigating vulnerabilities and a vital mechanism for strengthening tourism industry resilience. This study constructs analytical frameworks for both tourism industry resilience and GTFPT, and develops a dynamic spatial effect model to investigate the temporal and spatial influence mechanisms through which GTFPT promotes tourism resilience in China from 2012 to 2020. The findings reveal several key insights: (1) The resilience of China's tourism industry follows a fluctuating upward trajectory, with marked regional disparities, particularly notable in the Southwest and Northwest regions, which benefit from latecomer growth advantages. (2) GTFPT in tourism significantly enhances industry resilience, with technological innovation and technology finance serving as positive moderating factors in this relationship. (3) GTFPT in tourism not only strengthens resilience at the local level but also generates substantial spatial spillover effects, benefitting neighboring provinces in both the short and long term, with the magnitude of these spillover effects surpassing direct impacts. These findings provide compelling evidence of the connection between green development and the sustainable, high-quality advancement of the tourism sector, offering valuable insights for boosting tourism resilience and fostering stronger regional spatial interactions.