Analysis of Regional Tourism Strategy Cooperation Based on the Evolutionary Game Theory

Abstract

This paper uses evolutionary game theory to analyse regional tourism cooperation. Asymmetric
evolutionary game model is established to explore the intrinsic motivation of regional tourism
cooperation, and we via rigorous mathematical reasoning to prove a series of proposition. At the same time, through numerical simulation on each proposition by the MATLAB software, it vividly reflects the evolution process of the regional tourism cooperation. The results show that, first, it is necessary to cooperate, which is the inevitable trend in the development; Second, we shall specify the necessary condition to maintain cooperation, when the no-cooperative party can obtain additional benefit of freeriding from the cooperation party, and the additional benefit is greater than the benefit from bilateral cooperation, cooperation will ultimately fail; third, we must focus on the sufficient conditions to guarantee cooperation, which mainly reflected on the utilization of shared resources, cooperation cost, the benefit of “free-riding” etc.. In view of the results, we propose some suggestions to promote regional tourism cooperation from the regulations of regional tourism cooperation, government and the utilization of shared resources.