In 2004, the Research Center for Beijing Tourism Development was established at BISU, funded by the Education Commission, the Tourism Development Commission, and the Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (BJPOPSS) of the Beijing government. The center is one of the first BJPOPSS-accredited research institutions and is positioned as the government’s think tank, which facilitates the city’s tourism planning and development. The Center actively engages itself in theoretical research, policy consultancy, tourism development planning, and academic cooperation and exchanges, and endeavors to transfer research achievements into marketable products. These efforts have generated impressive benefits for the society.