Research Article

Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis

Volume: 22 Number: 1 May 12, 2021
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Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis

Abstract

With its natural, historical, and cultural resources, the city of Amasya offers very valuable potential in terms of tourism. The city center was taken under the protection of the ‘Tourism Incentive Law’ (no. 2634) in 1982. The most notable parts of this potential include the historical texture of the city center in particular and the areas where nature tourism and thermal tourism are carried out in the vicinity of the city. However, in addition to the positive aspects of the city in terms of tourism, there are also negative factors such as the inefficient use of resources, insufficient publicity, and lack of tourism planning. In order to determine the tourism potential of the city of Amasya, this study, by using a SWOT analysis, aimed to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the city in the field of tourism as well as its opportunities and the threats that it faces. For this purpose, first, a literature review was carried out, followed by a field study, and the current situation and the types of tourism in the city were determined. Using this information, a survey consisting of four questions was prepared. In order to evaluate the SWOT survey objectively, a workshop entitled ‘Evaluation of Amasya City Landscape Components in Terms of Tourism (AKPBTAD)’ was held at the Büyük Amasya Hotel on 26 June 2018, with tourism-related stakeholders in attendance. Participants included the provincial governor, the university rector, representatives from various public institutions, hotel operators, tourism association officials, tourist guides, neighborhood representatives, self-employed individuals, and academicians. The SWOT survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with a total of 95 of these experts. The frequency (percentage) values of the SWOT survey responses were calculated using the SPSS 16.0 program. The findings included recommendations for improving the city of Amasya in terms of tourism planning.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 12, 2021

Submission Date

December 21, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 24, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Kurt Konakoğlu, S. S., & Kurdoğlu, B. Ç. (2021). Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(1), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.17474/artvinofd.844141
AMA
1.Kurt Konakoğlu SS, Kurdoğlu BÇ. Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis. ACUJFF. 2021;22(1):88-96. doi:10.17474/artvinofd.844141
Chicago
Kurt Konakoğlu, Sultan Sevinç, and Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. 2021. “Evaluation of Amasya City Tourism Planning Using SWOT Analysis”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (1): 88-96. https://doi.org/10.17474/artvinofd.844141.
EndNote
Kurt Konakoğlu SS, Kurdoğlu BÇ (May 1, 2021) Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 22 1 88–96.
IEEE
[1]S. S. Kurt Konakoğlu and B. Ç. Kurdoğlu, “Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis”, ACUJFF, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 88–96, May 2021, doi: 10.17474/artvinofd.844141.
ISNAD
Kurt Konakoğlu, Sultan Sevinç - Kurdoğlu, Banu Çiçek. “Evaluation of Amasya City Tourism Planning Using SWOT Analysis”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 22/1 (May 1, 2021): 88-96. https://doi.org/10.17474/artvinofd.844141.
JAMA
1.Kurt Konakoğlu SS, Kurdoğlu BÇ. Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis. ACUJFF. 2021;22:88–96.
MLA
Kurt Konakoğlu, Sultan Sevinç, and Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. “Evaluation of Amasya City Tourism Planning Using SWOT Analysis”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, May 2021, pp. 88-96, doi:10.17474/artvinofd.844141.
Vancouver
1.Sultan Sevinç Kurt Konakoğlu, Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. Evaluation of Amasya city tourism planning using SWOT analysis. ACUJFF. 2021 May 1;22(1):88-96. doi:10.17474/artvinofd.844141

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