Potential of Ecotourism and / or Rural Tourism of Tokat and SWOT Analysis

Number: 9 December 1, 2014
  • Nuray Kızılaslan
  • Tayfur Unal
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Potential of Ecotourism and / or Rural Tourism of Tokat and SWOT Analysis

Abstract

Demands of tourism vary worldwide. This variance in travel and vacation preferences of communities provides a tendency to different types of tourism. Ecotourism and / or rural tourism is the kind of tourism which has tendency and increasing importance in recent years. Ecotourism and / or rural tourism is an alternative kind of tourism and also an alternative source of income for rural areas Ecotourism and / or rural tourism plays an importance role at revival of the national economy, ensuring the development and promotion of the country in the international arena. At the same time, it has different significances at the development of the region, positive change of socio-cultural indicators, increase of employment and supply of additional income. In this sense, SWOT analysis in terms of each region's ecotourism and / or rural tourism should be performed and should be included in the plans of this issue. In this study, it is tried to determine the tourism potential of ecotourism and / or rural tourism of Tokat Province which has a deep rooted history and rich natural resources at Middle Black Sea Region and also current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and potential threats are discussed. In the study, ecotourism and / or rural tourism has been identified as an available potential, because Tokat has a rich historical heritage and has showed richness in terms of resources and cultural values. It has been concluded that potential in ecotourism and / or rural tourism does not grow due to the factors such as deficiency of consciousness, lack of budget, lack of promotion and initiatives in rural areas especially. Ecotourism and / or rural tourism should be considered as an important political tool for providing rural development in Tokat

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Turkish

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Nuray Kızılaslan This is me

Tayfur Unal This is me

Publication Date

December 1, 2014

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December 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Number: 9

APA
Kızılaslan, N., & Unal, T. (2014). Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi. Gaziosmanpaşa Bilimsel Araştırma Dergisi, 9, 45-61. https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE
AMA
1.Kızılaslan N, Unal T. Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi. GBAD. 2014;(9):45-61. https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE
Chicago
Kızılaslan, Nuray, and Tayfur Unal. 2014. “Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli Ve SWOT Analizi”. Gaziosmanpaşa Bilimsel Araştırma Dergisi, nos. 9: 45-61. https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE.
EndNote
Kızılaslan N, Unal T (December 1, 2014) Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi. Gaziosmanpaşa Bilimsel Araştırma Dergisi 9 45–61.
IEEE
[1]N. Kızılaslan and T. Unal, “Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi”, GBAD, no. 9, pp. 45–61, Dec. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE
ISNAD
Kızılaslan, Nuray - Unal, Tayfur. “Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli Ve SWOT Analizi”. Gaziosmanpaşa Bilimsel Araştırma Dergisi. 9 (December 1, 2014): 45-61. https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE.
JAMA
1.Kızılaslan N, Unal T. Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi. GBAD. 2014;:45–61.
MLA
Kızılaslan, Nuray, and Tayfur Unal. “Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli Ve SWOT Analizi”. Gaziosmanpaşa Bilimsel Araştırma Dergisi, no. 9, Dec. 2014, pp. 45-61, https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE.
Vancouver
1.Nuray Kızılaslan, Tayfur Unal. Tokat İlinin Ekoturizm/Kırsal Turizm Potansiyeli ve SWOT Analizi. GBAD [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 1;(9):45-61. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93GD72EE