Policy of the tourism industry in the development documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran with emphasis on sports tourism

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1 Payam Noor University , Tehran, Iran

2 Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

4 payame noor

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to survey the policy of the tourism industry in the development documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran with emphasis on sports tourism. For this purpose, among the development documents of the country, eight development documents that are currently valid and current were purposefully selected as a sample. Data were collected by documentary method and then analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the horizon of 1404, the comprehensive scientific map of the country and general policies of science and technology, tourism, sports tourism and their meanings are not mentioned. Tourism, sports tourism and their related meanings have been considered in the general policies of the Sixth Development Plan, the Sixth Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Basic Islamic-Iranian Model of Progress and increasing the importance of tourism for policy makers ultimately leads to codification of A strategic document for the development of tourism in Iran. After the announcement of the general policies of the Sixth Development Plan, the tourism policy and sports tourism of the Islamic Republic of Iran have undergone evolution and subsequent documents give the great importance to this industry. However, it seems that in order to achieve the desired result, the implementation of policies related to tourism and sports tourism should be continuously emphasized and evaluated.

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Applied Research in Sport Management
Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42
Fall 2022
October 2022
Pages 1-10

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  • Receive Date: 08 February 2021
  • Revise Date: 15 June 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 August 2021

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