Investigating the Relationship between Politics and Tourism in the Arvand Free Zone

Journal of Tourism Hospitality Research

مقاله 1، دوره 8، شماره 2، خرداد 2021، صفحه 1-15   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Homa Taheri¹؛ Hojat Mahkoei^{* 2}؛ Amir Gandamkar³؛ Ahmad Khadem Al-Hosseini³

¹PhD Student in Political Geography, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

²Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

³Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

چکیده

Tourism in any society is influenced by complex and intertwined political, cultural, economic factors as well as geographical features that fascinate others. The main foundations of policy in this field go back to the historical, cultural, social and economic characteristics of each country. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between politics and tourism in the Arvand Free Zone and has been done by descriptive-correlational research method. The statistical population of the study included tourists from Arvand Free Zone. The sample includes 384 tourists who were selected using random sampling method. The research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire. SPSS software and correlation coefficient and t-test were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the development and expansion of tourism in the Arvand Free Zone is influenced by political decisions and national and local policymakers. There is a significant relationship between tourism policy and economic growth of Arvand Free Zone.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Politics؛ Tourism and Arvand Free Zone

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