The Research Institute for Integrated Tourism of Nankai University was jointly declared by the College of Tourism and Service Management of Nankai University and the Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Tourism Development, and was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration in July 2017. This is also the first research Institute for IntegratedTourism in China, and will assume the functions of the secretariat of the global Tourism Expert Committee. The Research Institute for IntegratedTourism of Nankai University is committed to becoming a theoretical innovation and think tank service center for promoting the development of regional tourism demonstration zones, and an international exchange platform for Chinese tourism wisdom and experience. On the basis of the existing global tourism research platform of the Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Tourism Development, it will continue to undertake the important task of national global tourism theory research and frontier breakthroughs, serve global tourism practice, promote international exchanges and cooperation, and carry out education and training.