Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• mojtaba ghadirimasum
• leila vosughi

Abstract

Tourism is an old phenomenon that has been continuously changed during history and has been affected by economic, socio-cultural and technical conditions. In recent decade specially in 1980s and 1990s , widespread expansion of urbanization, communications and technology has changed tourism demand and market. The modern tourism is based on recreation-sportive activities and is called recreational tourism. New paradigm of tourism consumption, introduced Special Interest Tourism (SIT). These tourists seek personal experience full of varying intimacies, complexities and excitement. Adventure tourism, which is a rapidly expanding sector of the tourism industry internationally, is its clear sense. This type of tourism not only enjoys a special interest and a suitable market but are has appropriate potential for business and income.

Keywords

• adventure tourism
• SIT
• Risk
• risk management