Affecting factors on the development of sports tourism with emphasis on sports natural attractions in Alborz Province

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 M.s of Sport Management, Payam Noor University

2 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Payam Noor University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was Prioritization of affecting factors on the development of sports tourism with emphasis on sports natural attractions in Alborz Province. The statistical sample is equal with statistical population (N=75) including three groups: sports association expertise (n=40), expertise of tourism agencies (n=20) and expertise of cultural and tourism heritage organization (n=15). Research data has been collected by standard questionnaire. Validity and reliability of questionnaire has been confirmed by the advice of professors and Chronbach's Alpha coefficient respectively. For data analyzing have been used from  Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Fridman and kruskal wallis. The results showed that there is not significance difference between perspectives of three groups of expertise based on Prioritization of the natural/sports attractions in Alborz Province. Also, among the natural/sports attractions for the development of tourism, the attractions related to winter sports and hill climbing and Ecotourism are in first and second priorities respectively. Generally, Alborz province has many natural/sports attractions for sports tourists. Thus for the development of sports tourism, education of expert human resources, employment of educated and specialist staff, proper management with the right decisions and appropriate actions is necessary.

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Applied Research in Sport Management
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30
fall 2019
September 2019
Pages 109-116

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  • Receive Date: 12 June 2016
  • Revise Date: 26 December 2016
  • Accept Date: 10 February 2020

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