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Although the concept of classification has long been used in urban and regional planning and development, and has been widely published about, it is still a new concept in tourism literature both at national and international levels. In order to delineate this concept in tourism literature, its bases, principles, and significance need to be studied on, and a coherent conceptual framework needs to be set. Therefore, this paper tries to discuss the position of classifying destinations in tourism planning at first, and then it explains some other similar concepts in order to differentiate them and determines each of their applications. Following that, the principles of classifying tourism destinations have been identified in order to systematize this concept. Finally, its significance in spatial planning of tourism has been discussed
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