Zohreh Fanni; Mojtaba Barghamadi; Majid Eskandarpour; Mansour Soleimani
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Climatic and geographical features of Gorgan (e.g. lying in thevicinity of North - and Razavi-khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, andMazandaran provinces) on the one hand and its cultural and historicalattractions (e.g. Existence of Turkman people and their handicrafts) onthe other, have rendered this city into ...
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Climatic and geographical features of Gorgan (e.g. lying in thevicinity of North - and Razavi-khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, andMazandaran provinces) on the one hand and its cultural and historicalattractions (e.g. Existence of Turkman people and their handicrafts) onthe other, have rendered this city into a prominent tourist spot. Thisresearch, aims to evaluate the Gorgan - tourists’ satisfaction level andthe principal factors affecting it. After distribution of 250questionnaires, data were analyzed through descriptive and analyticalstatistics methods. Results indicate that four factors including servicequality, environmental quality, host behavior quality, and servicescost, can explain more than %54 of the variance of the variables. Also,a significant correlation is observed between the mentioned factorsand the tourists’ satisfaction level. At the end, some suggestions areproposed for improving tourists’ satisfaction and tourism developmentin Gorgan.
zohreh fani; ali mohammad nejhad
Volume 4, Issue 11.12 , May 2006, , Pages 101-122
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The purpose of this study is examining the role of urban management in recogruzmg tourism potential, planning and exploitation of attractions. 011P<::tinnPr, were selected amonz tourists for understanding of the and recreational activities in Chabahar and Shiraz. We used the total monthly precipitation ...
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The purpose of this study is examining the role of urban management in recogruzmg tourism potential, planning and exploitation of attractions. 011P<::tinnPr, were selected amonz tourists for understanding of the and recreational activities in Chabahar and Shiraz. We used the total monthly precipitation and average temperature, sunshine hours , wind speed, relative humidity, minimum relative humidity and maximum temperature data of Chabahar and Shiraz stations monthly and in a forty- year time span. Mieczkowski tourism climate index was used for this research. The results of this paper showed that climatic conditions of Chabahar in cold seasons of the year (i.e. Autumn and winter) are suitable for tourism activities but during the warm seasons of the year (i.e.spring and summer) face limitations. According to tourism climate index, January and February are the best time of the year for tourism activities in Chabahar. The best seasons for tourism in Shiraz are spring and Autumn and April, May and October has ideal condition for tourism.