Appropriate Policy-making for Tourism Stable Management in Iran

Hajarian, Ahmad

doi:10.48308/jep.5.1.1

Appropriate Policy-making for Tourism Stable Management in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ahmad Hajarian

PhD in Geography and Rural Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

10.48308/jep.5.1.1

Abstract

The development of tourism, from various aspects, has always been of interest for researchers in less developed communities. These studies, according to the way governments look at development issues, have led the governments to make decisions and implement plans for how to manage tourism (called politics); the process of studying, planning, as well as making decision and ultimately implementation in the tourism is called tourism policy-making. In Iran, different decisions have always been made to develop tourism. In this study, we sought to identify the characteristics of policy-making of tourism and to understand the causes of their inefficiency in order to provide an appropriate model for policy-making and tourism management in Iran. Using thematic analysis, the themes of policy-making for managing the tourism of Iran were investigated. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and studying the related documents. The findings showed three categories of pervasive themes: contexts; influential factors, and Consequential dimensions. These three shape the basic concepts and organize themes for appropriate policy-making. In fact, based on the results, policy is appropriate for managing Iran's tourism; it pays attention to the context and specific characteristics of the tourism , considers the role of external factors in decision-making and policy outcomes

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