mohammadmehdi poursaeed; rahim zarea; Nima Soltani; ali abediny
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The present study attempts to understand the experience of scientific tourism and this has been investigated among the foreign scholars who have experienced scientific tourism in Iran. In this study, a qualitative research method and descriptive phenomenological approach were used, based on the need ...
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The present study attempts to understand the experience of scientific tourism and this has been investigated among the foreign scholars who have experienced scientific tourism in Iran. In this study, a qualitative research method and descriptive phenomenological approach were used, based on the need to use the lived experiences of the people involved in the research. Colaizzi’s method was used for data analysis because of its systematic nature. Until reaching saturation, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 people using a purposive sampling method. The validity of the results was obtained by referring back to the research participants and obtaining their agreement. In the end, four categories of themes were identified: the scientific, the religious, the cultural, and the economic and leisure time aspects. The findings of this study are effective in a better understanding of tourist’s behavior and future predictions. Proper application of the findings will also promote the development of scientific tourism and consequently increase the satisfaction of tourists.
Mohammad Reza Rashidi; Hamid Zargham Broujeni; Mohammad Taghi Mirtorabi
Volume 9, Issue 27 , October 2014, , Pages 93-115
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AbstractThis study aims to find the Astro-Tourism potentials and to identify the strategies required for development of this kind of tourism in Iran. The research method which is used in this survey is different regarding different aims we are looking for. It is functional according to the purpose, field ...
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AbstractThis study aims to find the Astro-Tourism potentials and to identify the strategies required for development of this kind of tourism in Iran. The research method which is used in this survey is different regarding different aims we are looking for. It is functional according to the purpose, field study according to the control degree and measurement and descriptive according to the data collecting strategy. Therefore, the method is descriptive-analytic which the required data has been collected and analyzed by distributing the questionnaire and observation. Subsequently, inferential statistics including factor analysis has been used to achieve the aim of this research. The samples of this research were 206 persons were choices from amateurs, professionals and especially tourism experts in sky/star observation tours that were selected by Judgmental sampling. The data and methods of achieving descriptive and inferential statistics, including factor analysis using SPSS software were used. In this study, the questionnaire was composed of total of 35 variables. While considering these variables and ranking them, 7 factors identified by factor analysis. These factors involve 5/00 development infrastructure, 4/18 professional astronomy infrastructure, 3/88 ecological and geographical area/zone, 2/61 physical infrastructure of tourism, 2/43 safety and security, 2/00 preparing particular observing situation, 1/97 recreational tourism infrastructure
hamid zarghaam; samad haji mohammad amini
Volume 5, Issue 14 , February 2011, , Pages 93-123
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Cluster development strategy is one of the prosperous methods of organizing Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). This method has been playing a significant part in regional development of various countries for more than three decades. This research first surveyed the conceptual framework of tourism ...
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Cluster development strategy is one of the prosperous methods of organizing Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). This method has been playing a significant part in regional development of various countries for more than three decades. This research first surveyed the conceptual framework of tourism clusters and then analyzed Anzali as a tourism cluster based on the four specifications of business clusters (geographical concentration, sectorial concentration, co-operational relations, and common opportunities and threats). ‘Location Quotient Technique’ and ‘Cooperation Matrix’ were respectively used for analysis of ‘geographical and sectorial centralization’ and questionnaire forms were employed for evaluation of ‘co-operational relations between business unites’ and ‘common opportunities and threats’ assessments. Findings reveal: tourism economic sector of Anzali stands in the ‘basic’ level and holds Location Quotient of 1.02; tourism businesses have common opportunities and threats, but inter-enterprise cooperation relations are weak. Finally, strategic policies are proposed based on current position and future opportunities of Anzali tourism cluster.
Mahdi Ebrahimi; Seyed Amir hossein Tayebi Abolhassani
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Nowadays, medical tourism has become one of the most important types of tourism, to carry out its effective activity, research in this field is necessary. This research has been done to declare the inbound medical tourism market of Tehran as much as possible. Since one of the convenient tools for identifying ...
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Nowadays, medical tourism has become one of the most important types of tourism, to carry out its effective activity, research in this field is necessary. This research has been done to declare the inbound medical tourism market of Tehran as much as possible. Since one of the convenient tools for identifying and studying the market is segmentation, the basis of this research is segmentation using tourist clustering. For this purpose, 151 questionnaires were completed by foreign patients in selected hospitals of Tehran (Moheb, Mehr, Pars, Asia, Laleh and Royan Institute). The results of the questionnaires were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and finally, four different clusters of medical tourists were identified with the names of totalitarians, quality- seeker individuals, people with banned treatment, and people seeking treatment.
tourism management
Faeze sadat Mirfakhraddini; Milad Ebrahimi; Farzaneh Jandaghi ardakani
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In the economy, financial resources are critical. The fact that financial resources are limited and affect the number of operations is undeniable. All parts are related to financial operations. Therefore, correctly allocating financial assets is critical in modern business, especially tourism. Considering ...
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In the economy, financial resources are critical. The fact that financial resources are limited and affect the number of operations is undeniable. All parts are related to financial operations. Therefore, correctly allocating financial assets is critical in modern business, especially tourism. Considering the location of the accommodation sector in the tourism industry, it is essential to pay attention to the financial performance of the hotels. In the present study, after examining the background of research and surveying industry and university experts, financial indicators related to hotels in Yazd Province have been identified, the data has been analyzed using the importance-performance matrix, and suggestions have been made to improve their situation. The results show that none of the criteria identified are in the critical area. Criteria such as the risk of financial bankruptcy, macro-economic growth, employment rates, direct income from the hotels primary income, the improvement of the hotel's human resources in making profits, and cash reserves such as cash it should be taken into account and hotel managers should focus on maintaining the status of these criteria.IntroductionIran’s economy is a single-product economy that relies on oil revenues. Therefore, the tourism industry is one of the sectors that can contribute to eliminating a single-product economy based on mineral resources (Khoshnevis Yazdi et al., 2017). The hotel sector is also essential to the tourism industry, significantly contributing to countries’ economic growth (Babajee et al., 2020). However, little attention has been paid to the performance criteria for improving the hotel’s performance (Bangchokdee & Mia, 2016). Therefore, managers in this industry should use the necessary management tools to ensure better results and prevent poor performance (Arasli, 2012). Generally, the company’s performance consists of operational, financial, and organizational performance (Zhang et al., 2021). Therefore, considering the importance of the hotel sector in the tourism industry and the growing trend of the tourism industry in Iran, paying attention to the performance of hotels, especially financial performance and financial indicators affecting hotels, can improve hotel efficiency. It also helps hotel managers increase the financial performance of their hotel management by identifying and analyzing the performance of indicators that affect the financial performance of hotels and making them financially efficient in the hotel sector. Therefore, it is essential to identify and analyze the indicators that affect the financial performance of hotels.Materials and MethodsThe primary purpose of the research is to identify the indicators that affect the financial performance of hotels and classification and determine their relative importance in the hotel industry of Yazd Province. The scope of this research is Yazd Province hotels. This article consists of two sections: In the first stage, by studying the background of the research and survey of experts, indicators expected to affect the financial performance of the hotels were identified. In the second stage of the research, a questionnaire was made available to the respondents to measure the importance of each factor and their performance in hotels. Then, the relative importance of the indicators was determined using the performance-importance analysis method.Discussion and ResultsThe results of this research showed that first, by studying the background of research and survey of experts, financial criteria in the hotel industry are in six general categories, which include risk index, efficiency-activity, economic, debt, profitability, and liquidity, which hotel owners should always consider. Also, to identify effective criteria for improving hotel performance, criteria can be divided into four groups:Group 1: Criteria in the critical area have no criteria in this area.Group 2: Factors in the low-priority area include liquidity from the source of investment and the risk of non-receipt of claims.Group 3: Criteria in the reduced area include the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, the risk of instability in the price of hotel equipment, quick response to competitive changes and market changes, the effect of assets on hotel revenues, gross domestic product, capital financing from debt, hotel debt financing, tax, low-interest facilities, profits from indirect income from the local, except for the primary operations of the hotel, capital growth, liquidity from current accounts and lateral investment.Group 4: Criteria for continuity of high status, including the risk of financial bankruptcy, macroeconomic growth, employment rates, direct income from hotel income (room rental), improvement of hotel human resources in making profits, and cash reserves.ConclusionsThe research findings aim to boost hotels, policymakers, and decision-makers to promote the growth of the hotel industry by facilitating the arrival of foreign tourists, encouraging domestic people to travel, and eliminating economic barriers. Hiring a highly efficient, skilled workforce and solving the liquidity shortage in managed hotels is also a solution. In addition, hotel managers should be able to improve and expand their business by creating investment opportunities for hotels. Also, the risk of exchange rate fluctuations and instability in the price of hotel equipment are of low importance. In addition, the rapid response to competitive changes and market changes in hotels in Yazd province is of low importance, which can be attributed to the need for more competitiveness of the hotel industry in Yazd Province
tourism management
Amirhossein Jahandideh; Ezatollah Asgharizadeh
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The current research has been carried out to achieve the model for sustainability of the supply chain of Iran's tourism industry with an emphasis on the pandemic conditions of the coronavirus. This research was based on the Qualitative Method and grounded theory strategy. Research data was collected ...
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The current research has been carried out to achieve the model for sustainability of the supply chain of Iran's tourism industry with an emphasis on the pandemic conditions of the coronavirus. This research was based on the Qualitative Method and grounded theory strategy. Research data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 tourism industry experts. Data analysis was done during three stages of open, axial, and selective coding and led to the emergence of 438 open codes, 127 concepts, 19 sub-categories, and four main categories in three classes. The results showed that the drivers of supply chain sustainability and the enablers of tourism supply chain sustainability as causal conditions have made it necessary to sustain the tourism supply chain, considering the pandemic crisis. The sustainability of the tourism supply chain can be expected through the correct selection and application of action interactions, which are the sustainability methods of the tourism supply chain.IntroductionAs a result of the global expansion of the pandemic, the tourism industry faced one of its most significant operational, commercial, and financial crises (Strielkowski, 2020). Before the pandemic, tourism was one of the world’s most influential and growing economic sectors. With the emergence of the pandemic, sustainability has become an essential issue in tourism (Bai & Ran, 2022). The researchers found that the pandemic inspired people to think more about sustainability issues, including stakeholder engagement, corporate social responsibility, and the fight for competitive advantage in the coronavirus and post-corona era (Pelikanova et al., 2021).The pandemic shifted the focus from the trend towards the continuous expansion of tourism to the sustainability of the supply chain. Despite the many challenges raised, this crisis has increased the awareness of organizations, citizens, and policymakers towards sustainability and created an urgent need to apply sustainable supply chain management practices (Corsini et al., 2021). However, it is not easy to achieve consensus on sustainable tourism supply chain management practices due to the fragmented nature of tourism destinations and other structural features associated with tourism destinations, and a comprehensive approach to sustainability is needed to gain better knowledge about sustainable business decisions in Tourism sector is needed which is not present in the literature. This research tries to answer the question: What is the sustainability model of the tourism supply chain in Iran according to the pandemic conditions?Literature ReviewToday, organizations must strengthen their competitive advantage to survive in a dynamic and complex market. Considering that there is no more competition between organizations; instead, it is competition between supply chains (Zhao & Hao, 2022), efficient supply chain management has become a valuable way to gain competitive advantage and improve organizational performance (Lee & Fernando, 2015). The supply chain is a relatively comprehensive approach for understanding, analyzing, planning, and managing the dynamics of tourism, and by using it, the sectors and factors affecting tourism can be examined continuously and organized (Ziaei et al., 2016).Gruchmann and colleagues (Gruchmann et al., 2022) associated the success of tourism industries with the necessity of realizing sustainable supply chain management in tourism. In the research community, there is a growing consensus that the evolution towards sustainable tourism supply chains increases the flexibility and resilience of supply chains. In addition, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC, 2020) has predicted the future trends of the tourism industry due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease and, in addition to changing demand patterns, the importance of health and wellness, attention to technology and innovation, to the tendency to He has also pointed towards the sustainable approach in the tourism industry.Sustainable tourism supply chain management is a set of approaches to guide the supply chain of the tourism industry towards sustainability. It adds sustainability to existing supply chain management processes to consider business activities’ environmental, social, and economic impacts. (Soratana et al., 2021).MethodologyThe present study is a Qualitative Method using Grounded Theory Methodology. The participants in the research included experts and informants of the tourism industry, which includes academic, organizational, and professional experts (hotel, restaurant, transportation, travel agency, managers) who were selected by purposive Sampling Method. The Data Collection Method was a semi-structured interview that continued until the theoretical saturation stage, and data analysis was performed using MAXQDA software in three stages: open, axial, and selective coding. ResultsThis research, after studying previous similar documents, researching and familiarizing with the concept of sustainability of the supply chain of the tourism industry due to the lack of a specific model for pandemic conditions, was compiled using the foundation's data theory strategy. During the coding process, 438 open codes, 127 concepts, 19 subcategories, and four main categories were extracted into three classes, and their characteristics were identified. The tourism supply chain considering pandemic conditions by the Stabilization Model is shown in Figure (1), DiscussionDrivers of tourism supply chain sustainability include public pressure, sustainability capabilities, and the changed demand of tourists, and enablers of tourism supply chain sustainability include government support, tourism sustainability policy, social and technological innovation, and development of tourism infrastructure as conditions that necessitate the sustainability of tourism supply chain with respect It has become a pandemic condition. Tourism supply chain by sustainability methods that included customer management in tourism units, supplier management in tourism units, staff management in tourism units, destination management in tourism areas, marketing management of tourism products and services, localization in tourism areas, cooperation with stakeholders in the supply chain, waste, and sewage management in tourism areas and units, and resource and energy management in tourism areas and units can lead to the emergence of sustainable tourism supply chain performance taking into account pandemic conditions.DiscussionDrivers of tourism supply chain sustainability include public pressure, sustainability capabilities, and the changed demand of tourists, and enablers of tourism supply chain sustainability include government support, tourism sustainability policy, social and technological innovation, and development of tourism infrastructure as conditions that necessitate the sustainability of tourism supply chain with respect It has become a pandemic condition. Tourism supply chain by sustainability methods that included customer management in tourism units, supplier management in tourism units, staff management in tourism units, destination management in tourism areas, marketing management of tourism products and services, localization in tourism areas, cooperation with stakeholders in the supply chain, waste, and sewage management in tourism areas and units, and resource and energy management in tourism areas and units can lead to the emergence of sustainable tourism supply chain performance taking into account pandemic conditions.ConclusionThe model obtained in the research is a comprehensive and rich model of the sustainability of the supply chain of the tourism industry, taking into account the pandemic conditions, which is a local model that is from the experts' point of view and can be implemented. The results of this research will help tourism supply chain managers to design and adopt sustainability methods, taking into account pandemic conditions, and it is expected that, in addition to stabilizing the tourism supply chain, it will lead to the prosperity of tourism businesses and the improvement of the livelihood of local communities
sayed ehsan hoseinipor; hosein rezaie doolatabadi; ali kazemi
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travel intention is one of the variables that tourism marketing experts interest itto analyze consumer behavior in tourism. In this article, pull and push factorsthat affect travel intention of religious tourism were extracted with Delphimethod firstly and then the model that it was submitted base of ...
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travel intention is one of the variables that tourism marketing experts interest itto analyze consumer behavior in tourism. In this article, pull and push factorsthat affect travel intention of religious tourism were extracted with Delphimethod firstly and then the model that it was submitted base of experts attitudesand library studies was tested with smart PLS software. Base of expertsattitudes, the most important push factors are Age, tourist belief to requirementof destination Pilgrimage, Being religious, the impetus for faith increasing,Religious travel experience, the impetus for the forgiveness of sins. The mostimportant pull factors are existence of night life in destination, mentioningdestination name in the Quran and the Hadiths, development of destinationtransportation, the fame of destination, development of health services indestination. Base of results, some pull factors with some push factors, some pullfactors with attitude, attitude with desire and desire with travel intention ofreligious tourism have relationship.
Barat Ali Khakpour; Hamed abbasi; nemat shakarami
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Considering the global competitive environment, branding tourism potential is important in directing resources and attracting investment. Today, most countries and cities are planning to earn foreign exchange using this green industry. Therefore, in this research, considering the high potential of Fars ...
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Considering the global competitive environment, branding tourism potential is important in directing resources and attracting investment. Today, most countries and cities are planning to earn foreign exchange using this green industry. Therefore, in this research, considering the high potential of Fars province in the field of historical tourism, we seek to evaluate the tourism brand of Fars province based on the tourism development document of this province in 1404 and national competitiveness. In terms of the methodology, this is a descriptive-analytical and in terms of the purposes, this is an applied research. The required data and information collected using library and documentary sources (tourism development document of Fars province) and survey method (questionnaire-interview). The results show that Fars province in terms of tourist attraction and branding criteria, has a competitive map below Mashhad with 3.5 points and 3 out of 5 points, respectively, and it is in a competitive situation with Isfahan province and above other national and regional rivals (Khuzestan, Yazd, and Kerman). The result of the proportional map shows that the main factors influencing the development and branding of tourism in Fars province are macro-management of the country, lack of credit, political perspectives on the historical tourism of Fars province, restrictions of the Islamic society and international sanctions. Also, the most important features of Fars province which have four characteristics of rarity, non-repeatable, irrelevant and valuable are Shah Cheragh shrine, the tomb of the characters and national monuments, historical monuments of Fars province. Therefore, considering these sources and the significant variables affecting tourism branding in Fars province, a map of strategic alignment has been drawn and appropriate strategies have been suggested
Mansoureh Momeni Sadr; Zahra Ghelichipour; Hadi Soltanifard; Hadi Karachi
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This research aims to assess social carrying capacity in Chitgar Lake and determine factors affecting it. For this purpose, two methods of survey and visual research have been used. 385 visitors answered the first stage questionnaire. The data from this questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics. ...
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This research aims to assess social carrying capacity in Chitgar Lake and determine factors affecting it. For this purpose, two methods of survey and visual research have been used. 385 visitors answered the first stage questionnaire. The data from this questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics. In the visual research method, using 150 visitors’ responses, the social norm curve was drawn for two activities of walking along the lake and watching its scenery. The findings indicate that the number of visitors in the environment, the type of their activity, the distance reduction with other visitors, the number of exposures and access to facilities affect visitors’ perception of crowding. Based on the social norm curve, the presence of more than 26 people when walking and more than 25 visitors when watching the scenery are in the unacceptable range. The optimal number of visitors when walking is 9 and for watching the lake view is 10-8 people.
Abas Ameni; samera bakhti; farhad babajamali
Volume 10, Issue 30 , June 2015
naser ali azimi
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In the Third Development Plan for Iran (1999-2004), a high priority was placed on developing non-oil sources of income and tourism was highlighted as one area of the economy for development. The development of niche tourism, such as eco-tourism or cultural tourism,is clearly in tune with public policy ...
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In the Third Development Plan for Iran (1999-2004), a high priority was placed on developing non-oil sources of income and tourism was highlighted as one area of the economy for development. The development of niche tourism, such as eco-tourism or cultural tourism,is clearly in tune with public policy in IR Iran given the emphasis now placed on developing non-oil income and the identification of tourism as an important sorce of such income.In view of the Islamic character of the Iranian society and system, such niche forms of tourism that attract visitors who are readier to accept the codes of dress and behaviour required in the country than tourists
naser ali azimi; janet elizabet blik
mahmood jomyepoor
Volume 2, Issue 6 , December 2004, , Pages 77-94
fatemeh yavarigohar
Volume 1, Issue 3 , March 2004, , Pages 79-93
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There are many different methods for tourism based on preference, taste & buying power of tourists. This paper, points out considerations of social tourism. There are a myriad of definitions for social tourism. The paper begins by setting out what social tourism is- its size and delivery. Social ...
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There are many different methods for tourism based on preference, taste & buying power of tourists. This paper, points out considerations of social tourism. There are a myriad of definitions for social tourism. The paper begins by setting out what social tourism is- its size and delivery. Social tourism is a kind of travel that can be done with assistance of government & related organizations. Also, it assists tourists who aren't able to provide the cost of travel. The costs of travels are established by the traveler's trade union, government, public carrier, hotel or association. Travelers thus assisted are in low-income groups, older age groups or workers in organizations authorized to receive such subsidies or vacation bonuses. Our focus here is to understand what techniques and tools can be usefully applied to social tourism. We concentrate to identify how it is impacting positively or negatively on social development targets.
Mohsen Fazeli varzaneh; Ali Ghorbi; Mahdi Bahmani
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The purpose of this research was to examine Iran status concerning the quantitative and qualitative dimensions, compare with countries in the Middle East in order to be aware of Iran’s position, and help to decision-making in tourism policy-making; Also, the relation between scientific production ...
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The purpose of this research was to examine Iran status concerning the quantitative and qualitative dimensions, compare with countries in the Middle East in order to be aware of Iran’s position, and help to decision-making in tourism policy-making; Also, the relation between scientific production and tourism income was examined. The present study was carried out with the Scientometrics approach. Tourism scientific products extracted from WOS database between 1998-2017. HistCite and VOSviewer software were used for data analysis and drawing of scientific maps, and for statistical analysis, Excel and SPSS software were used. The results showed that Iran has 354 indexed documents in this database. In terms of the number of documents in this field, Iran has 38th place in the world and the third one in the Middle East. Also, in terms of international cooperation in the world and the Middle East, the most cooperative works of all in Iran were with Turkey and Malaysia respectively. The results indicated a growing trend in documents number of Iran, in the field of in tourism. Hence, Considering that Iran has a good status in the Middle East in terms of the number of documents, but it has had a poor performance in terms of citations and international cooperation, which should be taken into consideration. Also, according to results, the relation between scientific productions and tourism income was significant at the level of 0.01.
hamid zargham; banafsheh atrsaai
Volume 4, Issue 11.12 , May 2006, , Pages 81-100
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The purpose aims tostudy the craft purchase behavior of European tourists in Isfahan and identify the determinants factors of this activity. lnthis study, tourists' purchase is based on the three- dimensional, conceptual model of Oh(2007). This model shows the relationship among demographic attributes, ...
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The purpose aims tostudy the craft purchase behavior of European tourists in Isfahan and identify the determinants factors of this activity. lnthis study, tourists' purchase is based on the three- dimensional, conceptual model of Oh(2007). This model shows the relationship among demographic attributes, travel features, destination's environmental/ contextual characteristics and rourists' expenditure on handicrafts. The relation between the first three factors and tourists' expenditure on handicrafts in Isfahan has been analyzed via inferential statistics and the items of each of those variables have been ranked according to their relation with the expenditure. Tourists· craft purchase preferences have been prioritized using descriptive statistics and their expenditure has been ev aluated.
Amir Saberi; , Jamila Takkali Nia,; Mohammad Taghi Razavian
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Evaluation of Integrated Management Capacity for Tourism Development in KashanAbstractDevelopment of the tourism industry as one of the major economic activities of developed and developing countries has led planners to pay attention to the development of tourism activities to assess the integrated management ...
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Evaluation of Integrated Management Capacity for Tourism Development in KashanAbstractDevelopment of the tourism industry as one of the major economic activities of developed and developing countries has led planners to pay attention to the development of tourism activities to assess the integrated management capacity for tourism development in the city of Kashan. This study was conducted using descriptive-analytic methods and using a questionnaire and statistical analysis to assess the integrated management capacity for tourism development in Kashan. The statistical population of this study is 337 people. In this study, spss21 and Excel2013 software was used to analyze to examine the adequacy of sampling of meaningful numbers. These numbers for the tourism boom are 0.527, tourism development is 0.665 and for integration "Keywords: Integrated Management, Tourism Development, Sustainable Development.
Jamal Mohamadi; Fardin Mohamadi
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This research attempts to discover and analyze the contexts, reasons and consequences of tourism to Kurdistan in the framework of interpretative – constructionist paradigm. To do this empirically, we have relied on grounded theory as an approach of qualitative research, and we have used deep individual ...
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This research attempts to discover and analyze the contexts, reasons and consequences of tourism to Kurdistan in the framework of interpretative – constructionist paradigm. To do this empirically, we have relied on grounded theory as an approach of qualitative research, and we have used deep individual interview gather data. The findings show that tourists choose Kurdistan as their destination due to the effects of social networks and unusualness of this area. Natural phenomena, cultural representations and economic aspects are among the main influential contexts, and the tourists’ knowledge and experiences are the most paramount intervention factors. The tourists have chosen Kurdistan according to three strategy: cultural tourism, natural tourism and economic tourism. The tourism to Kurdistan has some important consequences such as “attitude shift toward local inhabitants”, “getting pleasure”, “constructing realistic images”, “and the rise of social marketing”, “buying commodities’, and “extending social solidarity”.
shirin mohammadkhan; Abdolkarim veys; Samaneh Riahi
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In this research, the Geosite of Sahoo Mountain has been investigated using Geosite Assessment Model (GAM) which considers providing sustainable planning and natural heritage management and rendering them to tourism targets. It is based on previously- mentioned assessment models and proposed to evaluate ...
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In this research, the Geosite of Sahoo Mountain has been investigated using Geosite Assessment Model (GAM) which considers providing sustainable planning and natural heritage management and rendering them to tourism targets. It is based on previously- mentioned assessment models and proposed to evaluate the geo sites through two groups of main values and supplementary value. In the general assessment of Shahoo Mountain, the geo sites including Ghoori Ghal'e Cave, Sirvan Valley and Ravansar Spring got the high score of 20.5, 16.75 and 16.5, respectively and were identified as the best geo sites for geo-tourism purposes. The results show that they involve almost suitable scientific-educational and aesthetic value; however, they are not in good conditions in terms of tourism values of the studied regional geo sites. Also, from a conservation perspective, no active protection is done and as they are unknown, they become safe. Finally, it can be said that besides other natural and cultural values of Shahoo Mountain, it can provide an appropriate perspective to develop sustainable development of geo-tourism.
Pejman Rezaei; Nasrin Ghahramanee
Volume 10, Issue 31 , September 2015, , Pages 85-102
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Planning of resources and attractions for tourists and providing appropriateservices with environmental planning on this resources is so important intourism planning. Therefore, Sirch complex, located in Kerman province, wasselected with an area of ten hectares in response to tourists’ needs. Due ...
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Planning of resources and attractions for tourists and providing appropriateservices with environmental planning on this resources is so important intourism planning. Therefore, Sirch complex, located in Kerman province, wasselected with an area of ten hectares in response to tourists’ needs. Due to thePhysical Carrying Capacity, the number of tourists allowed to enter the site is1644 per day, Real Carrying Capacity is 1062 per day and effective carryingcapacity is 850 per day. Taking into account required standard per capita usagefor each tourist, the effective carrying capacity, including Commercial area (850square meters), Residence area (340000 square meters), Restaurant and fastfood area (850 square meters) Sports and cultural area (2125 square meters),Recreation area (24100 square meters) and Roads area (30000 square meters)is estimated.
Ali Morovati sharifabadi; Zinat Jamshidi
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Nowadays, tourism industry is considered as the main part of the global economy. tourism industry is among the most important industries capable of stimulating economic growth. Understanding what drives satisfaction for a tourist is one of the most relevant areas of research for the tourism industry. ...
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Nowadays, tourism industry is considered as the main part of the global economy. tourism industry is among the most important industries capable of stimulating economic growth. Understanding what drives satisfaction for a tourist is one of the most relevant areas of research for the tourism industry. Tourists’ satisfaction is a strong indicator of their intention to visit and recommend destinations to others. This is one of the cheapest and most effective forms of marketing and development. Yazd province is important in tourism. In this research, fuzzy DEMATEL is used to investigate and modeling the relationship among effective factors in Domestic tourists’ satisfaction in Yazd province. To achieve this purpose, factors were identified after a comprehensive review of literature and fuzzy Delphi. Then to explain and evaluate the relationship among the factors, the fuzzy DEMATEL approach was used. According to the results, factors affecting the satisfaction of Yazd domestic tourists are cost levels and their fairness; public transportation performance; provided services; quality of facilities and services; tour operators’ knowledge; cleanness of places; quality of attractions; parking services; urban architecture beauty and quality; cultural values; hospitality of host community; tourism advertisement at province level; quality of tourist guide books, brochures and maps; destination facilities and infrastructure; variety of customs, traditions and cultures; variety of accommodation and entertainment services; region’s health; uniqueness of attractions; variety of tour services, souvenirs, handicrafts, food and beverage; and secondary attractions. Finally, some recommendations were offered for enhancing tourists’ satisfaction based on findings.
seyed ali akbar afjei; seyed ali sajadi naini
Volume 5, Issue 13 , November 2010, , Pages 85-112
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Due to the importance of Small and Medium sized Enterprises, this article is mainly focused on the evaluation and prioritization of the governmental support for these businesses. The method of this research is descridptive based on a 5 point Likert scale questionnaire. Our sample population consists ...
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Due to the importance of Small and Medium sized Enterprises, this article is mainly focused on the evaluation and prioritization of the governmental support for these businesses. The method of this research is descridptive based on a 5 point Likert scale questionnaire. Our sample population consists of the 158 CEOs of some active travel agencies (type B) of Tehran participating in this survey. For the data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (Binomial and chi-square tests) were utilized, and then Freidman test was performed to prioritize – from the view point of our subjects – the governmental support for the SMEs. The results indicate that interviewees regard governmental support as being low. Moreover, the following is the interviewees’ prioritization of the governmental support for SMEs: 1) Financial and credit support, 2) Infrastructural support, 3) Marketing and research support, 4) Training and technical support, 5) Promotion and advisory.
Mohammad Reza Rashidi; Yousef Ghanbari; Jamileh Karimi
Volume 10, Issue 32 , March 2016, , Pages 89-109
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Advances in technology and the growth in essential requirements of tourists has caused emerge of different parts of tourism business to respond tourists’ needs in receiving a variable range of information. This research has evaluated spatial distribution of web kiosks with emphasis on identified ...
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Advances in technology and the growth in essential requirements of tourists has caused emerge of different parts of tourism business to respond tourists’ needs in receiving a variable range of information. This research has evaluated spatial distribution of web kiosks with emphasis on identified factors and the ways to optimize them. WebInformation Kiosk provides tourists with useful information having the ability to provideinformation, promote, transact and interact, and intelligent relations with users. Large cities have essential needs for informing tourists by installing kiosks around the city. Hence, identifying potential sites suitable for installing and operating is necessity. The method of this study is descriptive. The main data were gathered from field study, by questionnaires and interviews. And the other information has been obtained through the library research. In the field study, in first interview and by collecting the information about the location parameters, factors were identified and a questionnaire was designed. After collecting data and processing them by SPSS software, AHP technique and GIS were applied for environment analysis. Findings showed that the important locations of the city such as Imam Khomeini square, the Airport, City Center and Kaveh terminal are the best places for installing information kiosks.
mohamadali ahmadishapurabadi; abolfazl taremi
Volume 3, Issue 8 , June 2005, , Pages 91-106
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This paper presents a normative model of tourism planning which requires cooperation between government agencies, between various administrative levels of government, between same-level autonomous polities, and between the public and private sectors. These cooperative planning principles are examined ...
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This paper presents a normative model of tourism planning which requires cooperation between government agencies, between various administrative levels of government, between same-level autonomous polities, and between the public and private sectors. These cooperative planning principles are examined in the context of Y ogyakarta, Indonesia, where it was found that they are not a part of the planning practices already in place. Sociopolitical factors are considered the most important reasons for the lack of cooperative tourism planning in the study area and it is believed that other developing destinations with similar human environmental conditions would also be lacking in the use of cooperative planning principles.
mehdi kazemi; ali akbar nik nafas; mahdieh ahmad amui
Volume 3, Issue 9 , August 2005, , Pages 91-116
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Tourism industry is one of the human activities that has benefited greatly from Information Technology. This paper presents a conceptual model for accommodation in tourism industry. This model shows how recommendation system improves tourism services. This system is a subsystem of Decision Support Systems ...
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Tourism industry is one of the human activities that has benefited greatly from Information Technology. This paper presents a conceptual model for accommodation in tourism industry. This model shows how recommendation system improves tourism services. This system is a subsystem of Decision Support Systems and includes various elements such as management model base, data model base and user interface. This system receives the tourists' conditions and preferences from user interface and proposes a range of choices to them. So tourists can select the best choice among the proposed choices in respect to his or her preferences and reserve an accommodation.
