Start-up Goals of Farm Hotel Operators in China

Based on the investigation into the start-up goals of entertainment-oriented farm hotel operators in the suburbs of Shanghai, Wuhan and Chengdu and comparative analysis of its results, conclusions were reached that the start-up goals of farm hotel operators in the suburbs of the above three cities share the characteristics of rural tourism in its initial stage, that is, strong flavor of rural life, more concern about short-term economic and social goals but less concern about longterm economic goals and self achievement. This study can be of some practical and theoretical significance to the healthy development of rural tourism both in three cities and in China. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V.