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The yacht industry is a collection of high-value-added industries, which not only guides residents to upgrade their consumption (Chen & Shu, 2013), but also boosts the regional economy by means of yacht manufacturing, marina construction, yacht maintenance and construction of tourism supporting facilities (Cheng et al., 2013; Wang, 1999). Based on the data from the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), yacht sales reached $40 billion (USD) in 2018, and the related maintenance industry yielded an even greater $50 billion worldwide (ICOMIA, 2019). In particular, yacht consumption has been always at the core position of the yacht industry. Sales of yachts are prevalent in developed countries. On average, the number of yachts per capita has reached about 30 people/yacht, and the proportion is even as high as 15 people/yacht in certain developed countries (Cruise & Yacht Branch of China Transportation Association, 2017). In academia, yacht tourism is the crucial context to understand and improve yacht consumption for local communities (SEVINÇ & GÜZEL, 2017; Sezer, 2012). The history of yacht tourism growth in developed countries can be traced back to the 1960s, and its expansion has entered an advanced stage (Paker & Vural, 2016). Extant online research on yacht tourism in developed countries mainly focuses on issues about impacts of yacht tourism (Alcover et al., 2011; Içemer et al., 2011; MacNeill & Wozniak, 2018; Roma et al., 2019; Stoll et al., 1988), business models of yacht companies (Battistella et al., 2018; Sherman et al., 2008), personnel development, and evaluation in yacht companies (Cha et al., 2013; Koenigsfeld et al., 2012; Paker & Gök, 2021; Sari et al., 2016; Yorulmaz & Sevinc, 2021), tourists’ yacht tourism experience (Lam González et al., 2015; Mikulić et al., 2015; Tseng et al., 2009). However, research on the antecedents for yacht tourism development at a regional level seems to be less discussed.