Investigating the role and importance of tourist attractions in the economic development of Qazvin

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mahtab jafari 1
Sedigheh Hasani 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University , Chalous, Iran
2 Graduated from Master's, Department of Geography, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jgdsm.2024.207037
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the role and importance of tourist attractions in the economic development of Qazvin city. The current research is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of its nature and research method. The statistical population of the research was made up of experts and businesses related to tourism in Qazvin city. Based on this, 100 people were selected as a statistical sample by simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. In order to analyze the data Collected descriptive and inferential statistics were used by SPSS statistical software. The findings of the research, while confirming the proposed hypotheses, showed the effects of tourism on increasing income and creating employment in Qazvin city. The results of the research indicated that if the tourism of Qazvin city is accompanied by short, medium and long-term planning, it will have a very positive effect on the economic growth and development of Qazvin city, and if the tourism development of Qazvin city is neglected or continued If the current situation is the same, while the tourism development potential of Qazvin will not be fully exploited, the continuation of the tourism development process of the current situation will also face difficulties.
Keywords
tourism industry
tourism attraction
economic development
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  • Receive Date 11 July 2024
  • Revise Date 16 August 2024
  • Accept Date 31 August 2024
  • First Publish Date 31 August 2024
  • Publish Date 22 August 2024