The Place of Afyonkarahisar’s Tourism in the Tourism of Turkey

Volume: 19 Number: 32 September 17, 2015
  • İsmail Kervankıran
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The Place of Afyonkarahisar’s Tourism in the Tourism of Turkey

Abstract

In this study, the place of tourism in Afyonkarahisar in terms of facilities, numbers of rooms and beds along with accommodation and staying overnight statistics of  Afyonkarahisar in the tourism of Turkey were examined. The study was also aimed at making suggestions to contribute to tourism sector for the future in the province of Afyonkarahisar by analyzing its developments in the past and present. The number of tourism businesses in the province of Afyonkarahisar has undergone a big increase in recent years while the number of accommodation per night did not increase as it was expected. In order to increase the demand for tourism in the province of Afyonkarahisar, promotion and marketing should be given more importance, types of tourism products should be diversified, the number of high qualified tourism businesses and services should be increased, and natural and cultural touristic attractions should be preserved.

 

Key Words: Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, Tourism, Tourism Industry.

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İsmail Kervankıran This is me

Publication Date

September 17, 2015

Submission Date

June 24, 2014

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 19 Number: 32

APA
Kervankıran, İ. (2015). AFYONKARAHİSAR İLİ TURİZMİNİN TÜRKİYE TURİZMİNDEKİ YER- The Place of Afyonkarahisar’s Tourism in the Tourism of Turkey. Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, 19(32), 171-192. https://doi.org/10.17295/dcd.76345

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