Abstract. The sustainable development degree of regional tourism industry responding to the low-carbon economy reflects the comprehensive ability of the scientific development of regional tourism industry. Based on the factors influencing the sustainable development degree of regional tourism industry, in the principle of low-carbon economy, the evaluation index system was established using the literature and experts consultation methods. The system consisted of four parts including tourism resource system, environment supporting system, tourism economic system, and facility supporting system. Meanwhile, the hierarchical accumulation from bottom to top was utilized to evaluate the sustainable development degree of tourism industry responding to the low-carbon economy in western Hunan, China. The evaluation results demonstrated that the overall development degree of tourism industry responding to the low-carbon economy in western Hunan was 0.596 in 2012, which belonged to the medium level of sustainable development. The sustainable development degree of tourism industry responding to the low-carbon economy in western Hunan during 2001-2012 exhibited a rising tendency at a slow growth speed. This period belongs to the transitional period on the whole and is characterized by unbalanced regional development.
With the rapid growth of the economy, China's hotel industry developed rapidly in recent years. Corporate social responsibility has become a hot topic in academic and industrial circles, which has attracted wide attention from all walks of life. The purpose of this study is to explore the CSR practices of hotel establishments in China. This study utilized statistical quantitative analysis method to analyze the data collected. The respondents of the study are the 436 employees of hotel establishments directly involved in CSR initiatives, including front-line employees, grass-roots managers, middle managers and senior managers. The percentage and weighted mean value are used to analyze the various indicators of CSR practices and involvement on CSR initiatives. The results show that all respondents confirm that their hotels not only actively implement CSR practices in environmental, charitable, social engagement and ethical labor, but also in CSR projects, practices and activities in the environment, volunteering activities and goodwill. The respondents agree that their hotels attached great importance to environmental protection, formulating various CSR projects and activities to help the community, focusing on raising public safety awareness and environmental awareness, caring for employees and paying attention to the needs of them. Respondents also confirm that they were involved in CSR projects and activities between the hotel and the community, partners and customers, and maintain a harmonious relationship with the community.
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