hasan danaii fard; seyed daryoush javid; ali asghar faani
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 1-24
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The purpose of this study is to identify the policymaking instruments in Iran's tourism industry. This study tries to find an appropriate answer to the question of what instruments can be utilized in tourism policymaking. In order to find the response, researchers used a hybrid research method (qualitative-quantitative). ...
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The purpose of this study is to identify the policymaking instruments in Iran's tourism industry. This study tries to find an appropriate answer to the question of what instruments can be utilized in tourism policymaking. In order to find the response, researchers used a hybrid research method (qualitative-quantitative). Data were collected with a heuristic approach to tourism policy instruments. Based on the elements identified in this study, it can be inferred that identification of tourism policymaking tools is a solution for governments to pursue to the successful accomplishment of tourism development. Finally, it was indicated that respecting the role governments play in tourism, policymaking instruments can be divided into three categories: regulatory instruments, cognitive instruments, and normative instruments. In the quantitative section, the measure designed by researchers for confirming or refuting the hypotheses, possessed the required content validity and the approved Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient (0.857).
hamid zargham borujani; afrooz khosrovani dehkordi
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 25-47
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Tourism is a global multidimensional phenomenon with profound impacts, which countries face when opening their borders. According to many researchers, tourism has the potential to affect international relations and is a means to promote peace in the world. It is a medium for public diplomacy and international ...
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Tourism is a global multidimensional phenomenon with profound impacts, which countries face when opening their borders. According to many researchers, tourism has the potential to affect international relations and is a means to promote peace in the world. It is a medium for public diplomacy and international outreach, and a powerful response to the challenges of globalism and terrorism. Previous studies suggest that tourism is not only a beneficiary of peace but also a vital force for promoting peace among nations. The main purpose of this study is prioritization of tourism development impacts on global peace index, and comparison of the impact intensity at the global level with the internal level. To answer the research questions, 44 individuals were interviewed using questionnaires. These groups of individuals were selected from among experts and managers of various sectors of tourism industry in Tehran. Data collected were analyzed using statistical methods of inference. Results depict global impacts of tourism, and its high potential of impacting the global peace index (3/3). Moreover the prioritization of tourism influences on global peace index, places the two indicators of respect for human rights and relations with neighbouring countries at the top.
mehran maghsudi; mohammad alizadeh; saeed rahimi har abadi; mojtaba hadai arani
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 49-68
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Geomorphosites and geomorphological landscape concepts have newly entered the realm of tourism and geography emphasizing the spotting of specific and valuable locations for tourism. These geomorphosites by combining cultural, historical and ecological heritage offer great potentials for development of ...
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Geomorphosites and geomorphological landscape concepts have newly entered the realm of tourism and geography emphasizing the spotting of specific and valuable locations for tourism. These geomorphosites by combining cultural, historical and ecological heritage offer great potentials for development of sustainable tourism. Kavir National Park is one of places that embody many diverse ranges of geomorphosites. In this article we attempt to assess the Geomorphotourism potentials of geomorphosites in Kavir National park, by using Pereira method and field works. Employing two criteria of scientific and complementary values, we identify the geomorphology value of the site from the tourism perspective. Also the management criterion is obtained via adding the conservation and usage values. Final value of geomorphosites is achieved through the sum of two main values mentioned above. Findings are of great significance for tourism planning and investment in tourism development. It is demonstrated that among different landforms in Kavir national park, sand dunes with the score of 14.38 own the highest value. At the end, we propose that every planning and development in tourism in this area be done with a good consideration of sustainability issues.
mehdi kazemi; mahmud reza esmaili; allah yar tiruz abadi
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 69-89
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This study aimed to identify the encouraging and deterrent forces of the sustainable tourism development in Lorestan province and formulating and prioritize appropriate strategies was done. In this regard, initially deterrent and encouraging forces were identified and prioritized based on ANP method. ...
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This study aimed to identify the encouraging and deterrent forces of the sustainable tourism development in Lorestan province and formulating and prioritize appropriate strategies was done. In this regard, initially deterrent and encouraging forces were identified and prioritized based on ANP method. In the second step with using (PIP) model the most suitable strategies of sustainable tourism development to each of the forces were formulated. Finally in order to prioritize the sestrategies, paired comparisons between the formulated strategies based on research criteria established. The results “job creation” and “property price increasing” respectively were the most important forces among encouraging and deterrent forces. (1-A) strategy with emphasis on efficient and targeted use of increasing incentives to travel between the people in order to the exploit of tourist attractions and products to creating employment and income for the province people as the best strategy is suggested.
mehdi karubi; sahand bani kamali; hoda monadi
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 91-116
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Shopping is one of the most important activities for tourists. The purpose of this study is to describe and predict tourist shopping route choice behavior in Tabriz historical bazaar. A model of tourist shopping behavior is estimated to investigate differences in route choice behavior of various types ...
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Shopping is one of the most important activities for tourists. The purpose of this study is to describe and predict tourist shopping route choice behavior in Tabriz historical bazaar. A model of tourist shopping behavior is estimated to investigate differences in route choice behavior of various types of tourist shoppers. The results indicate that shopping supply and accessibility, some physical characteristics, and the history of the route followed are important factors influencing route choice behavior. Furthermore, it can be concluded that shopping motivations, familiarity with the area and planning of the route, affect tourist route choice behavior. The model allows investigating the effects of environmental characteristics on route choice behavior and assessing various future planning scenarios, such as changes in physical aspects of links in the downtown area, or changes in supply of shops.
rahim heydari; ali akbar taghi pour; majid feshari
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 117-137
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The significance of tourism’s economic impact in developing countries is to such an extent that De Kadt dubbed it their “passport to development”. Hence, factors influencing the demand for this industry have been always the center of attention of researchers and planners. In this vein, ...
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The significance of tourism’s economic impact in developing countries is to such an extent that De Kadt dubbed it their “passport to development”. Hence, factors influencing the demand for this industry have been always the center of attention of researchers and planners. In this vein, foreign trade is known to have a significant impact on tourism demand, and the New Trade Theories (NTT) accentuate the role it plays in tourism development. In this study, India, Pakistan and Turkey are selected as Iran’s main foreign trade partners and as origins for traveling to Iran. The model is estimated by GMM approach in the Gravity model framework. Empirical results of the paper indicate that international trade has a positive and significant effect on tourism demand in the destination country. Moreover the geographical distance and price ratio variables are proved to have negative and significant impacts on Iran’s foreign tourism demand over the study period
mohammad ali feyz pour; mehdi emami mobidi
Volume 7, Issue 19 , November 2012, Pages 139-177
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Although tourism in today’s world is one of the prominent industries in respect to income generation, the facts reveal that countries fail to earn from it in proportion to their tourism attractions. In other words, there seems no meaningful correlation between dispersion of attractions in the countries ...
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Although tourism in today’s world is one of the prominent industries in respect to income generation, the facts reveal that countries fail to earn from it in proportion to their tourism attractions. In other words, there seems no meaningful correlation between dispersion of attractions in the countries and their income from tourism. As an example, although tourism attractions place Iran on the top-10 list, the country is situated among the least-earning in respect of tourism income. However, according to the planned vision, attaining the top economic position in the region is depicted for Iran in 2025. Now a question is to be answered that considering economic criteria, what is the country’s level of tourism development compared to its neighbors. We attempt to answer this question in the current study. To measure this, five indicators are used, including total contribution to employment, inbound tourism expenditure, government-specific expenditure, capital investment, and business travel and tourism expenditure. TOPSIS is used to integrate the aforesaid indicators. Results manifest that in the year 2000, Iran ranked 5 th in the region, while it fell to 13th place in 2005. Although it moved two levels up in ranking in 2010 to reach the 11 th, there is still a long way to achieve the first position in the region in such a short time (until 2025).
