Fields of tourism development in Khalkhal city
Subject Areas : Social Evolutions
Radbeh Parandeh
1
(PhD student in the Department of Sociology of Sports, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Kaveh Khabiri
2
(Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran. (Author).)
Soroush Fathi
3
(Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: sports tourism, sociological analysis, obstacles to tourism development.,
Abstract :
The current research was conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of the fields and bottlenecks of tourism development in Khalkhal city (with an emphasis on sports tourism). research was quantitative in terms of its practical purpose and research method. The statistical population included experts in the field of sports tourism. These people were selected for qualitative interviews on the subject of the research. The data collection tool in the present study was a semi-structured interview. Quantitative swot technique was used to analyze the research data. In terms of the importance of indicators and their effectiveness, respectively, strengthening the tourism infrastructure of the city of Khalkhal with an emphasis on sports tourism, the role of facilitating and encouraging the private sector to invest in sports tourism through the granting of facilities by the government to investors, the standardization of the facilities of special areas Sports tourism in terms of safety and well-being, prioritization of regional development and government planning in order to support the development of sports tourism, Strengthening the sports tourism areas of Khalkhal due to the special points and talents, increasing the supervision of centers that provide services to tourists, especially monitoring the prices of houses and villas for rent, using experts in all stages of planning and implementing tourism projects, training and strengthening related actors. With the issue of sports tourism in a scientific and practical way, introduction of Khalkhal city and media advertising of the region is effective due to the special conditions of sports tourism