Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Tourism Attractions of Nature with an Emphasis on Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Morteza Tavakkoli 1
Amangaldi Sherafat Seyyed 2
1 Assistant Professor, University of Zabul
2 Graduate Student of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Zabul
Abstract
Tourism and tourism economics are becoming one of the pillars of the world's commercial economy. In addition, many planners and policy makers consider tourism industry as the main pillar of sustainable development. Travelers and globetrotters are important sources of foreign currency, and governments are working day by day to expand the tourism industry and its new options. In this regard, ecotourism is a kind of tourism that, while preserving natural resources, maintains the well-being, comfort and values of the local people.
In this paper, ecotourism and its developmental issues and tourist attractions are described, and ecotourism is considered as a desirable option for the development of tourism in the world as well as in Iran, and it is generally inferred that due to the position of Iran among the first five countries benefiting from the broadest climatic variation in the world, conditions are favorable for any ecotourism investment in Iran. The present research is theoretical and descriptive, conducted through the review of secondary sources and Internet search. In this article, we describe the ecotourism and its concepts, attractions of nature tourism, as well as the ecotourism attractions of Iran.
Keywords
Tourism
Ecotourism
tourism attractions
Iran
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Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)
Volume 18, Issue 70
Summer 2009
Pages 44-47