Research on the concept system and construction pattern of low carbon tourism based on low carbon economy

Low carbon economy is a new economic mode of low energy consumption, low pollution and low emission. It is a great progress of human society after the agriculture civilization and industrial civilization. As a form of low carbon economy, low carbon tourism represents the trend of the world´s tourist industry. Low carbon economy mainly includes three factors: macroscopical low carbon decision-making, microcosmic low carbon production and low carbon consumption. Based on the “trichotomy” of low carbon economy, the article redefines the low carbon tourism, analyzes the differences and links among low carbon tourism, eco-tourism and sustainable tourism. Then it expounds the “Trinitarian” constructing mode of low carbon tourism: macroscopical low carbon decision-making (government: low carbon environment creation), microcosmic low carbon production (tourist enterprises: low carbon management innovation) and low carbon consumption (tourists: low carbon lifestyle transformation).