Multi-Objective Optimal Travel Route Recommendation for Tourists by Improved Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm

Table 1

The recommended visiting time and popularity for each attraction (visiting time: min).

Tourism area	Attraction name	Popularity	Visiting time
Gulangyu tourism area	Xiamen Ferry Terminal	8362	35
	Zunde Palace	5984	45
	Sea View Park	3692	48
	Hongshan Temple	2524	28
	Gulangyu People’s Stadium	1937	49
	Gulangyu Bird Garden	1572	47
	Empty Alley	1541	46
	The Gulf Park	1441	19
	Gulangyu Food Crazy Museum	1319	41
	Shuzhuang Garden of Xiamen	1095	38
	World Hall of Fame	902	39
	Longtou Road Commercial Street	763	28
	Haoyueyuan	288	16
	Sum	31420	479
Beach tourism area	Music Square	6853	86
	Zheng Chenggong Military Arena Site	1501	42
	Little Egret Art Center	1286	39
	Gulangyu Huandao Road	1249	32
	Fengchaoshan Road Night Market	1245	59
	Shatin Hall (Ting O Tsai Shop)	1185	44
	Hulishan Fort	1000	28
	Huandao Road Wooden Plank Road	585	29
	Overseas Chinese Museum	476	48
	Xiamen University	354	30
	Wenzeng Road Strange Slope	271	13
	Xiamen University History Exhibition Hall	169	24
	Sum	16174	474