Author/Authors :
ÖZDEMİR, Mehmet Ali Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Coðrafya Bölümü, Turkey , KERVANKIRAN, İsmail Süleyman Demirel Üniv. - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Tourism Development and Attractions of Afyonkarahisar
Abstract :
This study aimed at evaluating how tourism developed from past to present, what its current situation and how it is compared with surrounding provinces in the province of Afyonkarahisar. The study also aimed at making suggestions for tourism sector 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 compared to surrounding provinces 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 emphasised, types of tourism products should be diversified, the number of high qualified tourism businesses and services should be increased and natural and cultural touristic values should be preserved
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Afyonkarahisar , tourism , history , sustainable tourism
JournalTitle :
Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Social Sciences
