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Context and Purpose: Desert tourism is one of the most special and adventurous types of tourism that takes place in many countries. Unfortunately, due to weak infrastructure and effective strategies in this field, attention to the potential of this type of tourism has been neglected in Iran. The current research aims to outline a new perspective on the development of sustainable tourism in Iran in the form of desert tourism, which is centered on the desert forests of Um El Debs in Khuzestan. Design/methodology/approach: The current research is practical in terms of purpose and follows the quantitative research method to investigate the issue using a semi-parametric geographically weighted regression model. Findings: According to the findings of the present research, there is not much difference between the fitting results of the traditional weighted geographic regression model and the semi-parametric model of geographically weighted regression, and these values reveal that the significance test can prove that all cases are in the correlation area. Also, the values related to the estimation of the parameters in this area are high, showing that promoting the economic development of tourism will bring positive results for the majority of the residents of Bostan county. Conclusion: The results indicate that the expansion of tourism in the desert forest region of Um El Debs has positive effects and consequences, and desert tourism can have a positive potential to increase the economic prosperity of the region. In the case of careful planning and policy, they can also be fruitful in the development of sustainable tourism in the region. Originality/value: Referring to the results and findings of the present research, the possibility of developing sustainable tourism in Iran, centered on desert forests, was confirmed and investigated for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context and Purpose: The tourism industry has been affected by various crises over the years. Covid-19 has severely affected tourism in Iran, especially in Mazandaran. Small and medium-sized tourism businesses suffered the most hurt due to their limitations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting small and medium tourism businesses' success in the post-Corona eras. Design/methodology/approach: The method of this research is a descriptive-analytical approach based on survey. The tool used was a questionnaire with closed questions whose indicators have been collected by studying valid foreign sources and approved by professors and tourism experts. The reliability level of the questionnaire was calculated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and then distributed among 177 tourism activists in Mazandaran province. SPSS and PLS3 software were used to analyze the collected data. Findings: Findings show that there is a significant relationship between personal values and market orientation. There is a significant relationship between personal values and customer orientation. Moreover, there is no significant relationship between market orientation and product performance. There is also no significant relationship between market orientation and intangible assets performance. In addition, there is a significant relationship between customer orientation and product performance. There is also a significant relationship between customer orientation and intangible asset performance. Conclusion: According to the results, suggestions show that it is important to place transparency and sharing of goals. It's also important that government should support employees. The other important factors are integrated planning in the province, compliance with protocols, holding professional tours, etc. Originality/value: For the first time, this research examines the factors affecting the small and medium- sized tourism businesses' success in Mazandaran province during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context and Purpose: The growth and development of the tourism industry as a profitable industry can be effective in the economic, social, and cultural growth and development of any region. Kermanshah province receives thousands of domestic and foreign tourists every year due to its many natural and historical attractions. Therefore, the present study was conducted to predict the level of demand for human resources required by businesses related to the tourism industry in the historical and cultural area of Bisotun by providing a dynamic model and creating a reference for future predictions. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, after reviewing the research background and identifying the research variables, the most important of these specific factors have been identified and using the system dynamics approach and Vansim software in a period of 20 years (2011-2031), a pattern of these factors and the relationships between them have been simulated. The data required for the study were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews with experts, managers, and faculty members in the field of tourism and human resources management who were selected purposefully. To validate the model and ensure the correctness of the simulated behavior, the comparison tests of the actual values and the predicted values of the variables, the future behavior prediction test, and the sensitivity analysis test were used. Findings: According to the research results, it is expected that the level of demand for tourism-related businesses will increase in the studied area. In addition, in the basic model based on the simulation, it was observed that the demand level of human resources, income, employment rate, and the number of foreign tourists will increase over time. Originality/value: The current research has presented a model for predicting the demand level of human resources required by businesses in the tourism industry in the Bisotun area using the system dynamics approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study aimed to expose the components of archaeological tourism in Amman governorate and to analyze the characteristics of the tourist movement in archaeological sites in Amman as well as the tourists motivations. In addition, it aimed to determine the challenges and obstacles facing archaeological tourism in Amman. To achieve the study objectives, an electronic questionnaire was designed and distributed to a random sample of Jordanian tourists, who visited archaeological sites in Amman, via social media websites. The descriptive and analytical methods were used to analyze the collected data using SPSS software. The results show a high percentage of married males with university degrees (bachelor), and most of them are with low-income. The most important motive for archaeological tourism in Amman Governorate was spend and enjoy their free times. The study also showed that the most important challenges facing archaeological tourism in Amman Governorate from tourists’ point of view are traffic jam and the high prices in the study area. The study recommends the necessity of developing the archaeological sites in Amman governorate for sustainability purpose and reducing prices in order to encourage domestic tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Agritourism can promote socio-cultural values in rural areas by creating new job opportunities, helping to preserve the environment, and reversing rural-urban migration flows. However, studies have shown that this type of tourism in Iran has not yet become acceptable for development. The aim of this research was to identify the barriers to and facilitators of sustainable development of agrotourism in the west of Mazandaran Province based on an exploratory sequential mixed (qualitative quantitative) method. First, 21 experts in the field of agritourism were purposefully selected from the quality departments of various organizations through semi-structured interviews. After collecting the necessary information, 120 indicators were extracted by using Conventional Content Analysis (CCA), which were then categorized in 8 socio-cultural, physical-physical, political-legal, management, intellectual infrastructure, communication-advertising, participatory, and marketing dimensions. The statistical population in the quantitative section included 69 rural residents in the western villages of Mazandaran Province, who were selected via a multi-stage method. To analyze the data, force field analysis was done by using SPSSwin20 and Pathmakerver5.5 software. The results showed that the outcomes of the deterrent forces of all the 8 factors were higher than those of the promoters, which revealed infeasibility of the sustainable development of agritourism. For each factor, the strongest facilitator and obstacle were identified and introduced. In conclusion, it should be said that it is necessary to facilitate agritourism development by strengthening the driving forces and removing obstacles to reach the equilibrium point and ultimately sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Entrepreneurship in rural tourism is one of the pillars of rural development that has always been considered as a solution to some of the problems of the villagers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tourism entrepreneurship ecosystem in the villages of Tehran province and identify the most important factors affecting its development. This is an exploratory study conducted using descriptive-analytical method and the main tool for collecting data is a questionnaire completed by "Rural Business Owners", "Rural Managers" and "Elites and Specialists". Regarding the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in rural tourism, the results showed that all three groups of business owners, rural managers and experts consider the economic dimension as the most important dimension and the results of the factor analysis model in evaluating the most important indicators affecting the development of entrepreneurship ecosystem in rural tourism by summarizing 24 indicators to 5 factors showed that the most important indicator in the development of entrepreneurship ecosystem in rural tourism is the "investment" index. Other indicators of the first factor include participation, investor, access (market or economic), government, awareness and education (policy). Accordingly, it can be concluded that the most important requirement for the development of tourism entrepreneurship in the villages under study is cooperation between two groups of investors (for investment and marketing) and the government (to provide education and awareness) in the villages with tourism entrepreneurship and partnership with the residents of these villages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

University newspapers are an important means of media marketing in the university environment and even in the community through their ability to spread awareness among students and their effectiveness in achieving media promotion of many national initiatives and projects in various vital fields in many countries of the world, including Saudi Arabia, which is witnessing development in many fields, especially in the tourism, is in line with the 2030 vision of the Kingdom. In this context, the city of "Abha" in the "Assir" region of Saudi Arabia has experienced in recent years a great development in the field of tourism, which has been accompanied by a distinctive activity for the newspaper "Aafaq" of King Khalid University, which seeks to provide a media product that responds to the aspirations of its readers within the University and beyond in this area of tourism. This study comes to highlight the role of university newspapers through the analysis of the content of the Newspaper "Aafaq" of King Khalid University in spreading tourism awareness in the university center and the Saudi society in "Abha" city and "Asir" region. The remarkable results which were found at the end of the study, includes the following: 1- "Aafaq" newspaper publishes a special issue on tourism in "Asir" during the summer holidays for students coincides with the beginning of the tourism season in the region, which shows the great interest given by the strategy of the newspaper and King Khalid University to support tourism development in the region . 2- "Aafaq" newspaper contributes in the promotion of tourism awareness in " Asir" region through promoting the contents directed by the press coverage of various tourist activities such as festivals and events, which contributes in the development of tourism and the spread of culture through the Saudi society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study aims to identify the rate of public follow-up to the websites of the tourism and aviation companies and the most applications used in these companies and the reliability and credibility of the beneficiaries of these services that these companies can provide them electronically. The study belongs to the descriptive studies. The Study depended on the survey method, and both researchers depended on the questionnaire form as a tool for collecting information from the sample of the study. The study was applied to a sample of (200 males and females) of the population of Makkah Region in Saudi Arabia , The results of the study indicate that the validity of the hypothesis that, there are statistically significant differences between the average scores of the sample on the scale of the level of tourism marketing according to the degree of customers satisfaction , The study also confirmed the validity of the hypothesis that, there is a correlation between the level of credibility of the websites of tourism companies and aviation and the level of tourism marketing among the sample members. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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