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2022, Vol. 6, No. 5, 10046-10057
Abstract
This research examines the role of the tourism industry as a consumer industry in
terms of economic development and employment in a city. Since many tourism
services cannot be made using technology, the human resources employment in this
industry is abundant.
Given the infrastructure, services and attractions needed by tourists in these
population centers as one of the most important destinations that influenced the
trends of tourism in the world over the past decades, they are very important in
economics, development, planning, job creation (direct, indirect, voluntary Urban and
social motivation have caused them. The development of tourism industry in different
places provides opportunities for permanent, seasonal and part-time employment for
highly skilled human resources and reduces unemployment. For the same reasons,
many cities in the world have taken steps to improve the situation of this industry.
A few Urban
houres area Entertainment
centralized
area
One Day
Weekend Rural Vacation Resorts
A few Wide entertainment area
days
Long
Vacations
In the past decades, tourism has contributed a lot increased dramatically over the past decades
to the economy, development, planning, and (Bell, Albalate2008,).
urban employment and social development, and Today, urban tourism is considered as one of the
for this reason, many cities in the world have most important factors in the economic, social and
made progress in improving the situation of this financial development of the city. Each city has a
industry. Although urban tourism is a relatively special role in terms of its home and its places of
new subject of tourism, the history of which has deployment. This characterizes the kind of
flourished in scientific circles until the 1980s, relationship that the city has with its surroundings.
the urban market has suddenly grown since mid- This activity is tangible at the three levels: the role
decade. This market growth has taken place in that the city can play on a local, national and
other sectors of tourism and has entered the international scale (the role of capitals and mother
tourism literature with the Astoria theory since of major economic cities), the role played by the
the early 90's, and tourism as a fourth activity of city on a regional scale, and finally the role or The
man has affected cities as tourist favorite areas. activity of the city is followed by respondents to
Accordingly, many cities in the world have been their own needs, i.e. the role of services in the city
advancing and improving the conditions of the (Farid, 1991). The main advantages of the tourism
industry, for example, from the cities of industry for an area or a country are economic.
Barcelona in Spain and Berlin in Germany, Travel provides opportunities to create jobs and
where the number of tourists in these cities has increase income at a local, municipal, national and
even international level. It is a tourist to a city or
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a country, income in that area is beneficial to that all elements of the tourism system are divided
other sectors of the economy as well. into supply and demand groups, which include
domestic and international markets and local
2-2 - The attractions of the city and its people who use attractions, facilities and services,
various types including attractions and activities, residential
The attractions of tourism can be divided into facilities and other facilities and tourism services
different ways. These developments are the (Gun, 2002, 15) (Table 1).
result of the views of many people, each of
whom, according to their own point of view, has
classified the attraction of tourism.Gan believes
Demand factors Supply factors
International tourism markets Attractions & Activities
Source (Zargham, 2002) Table 1: The system of livelihood, the number of urban tourists was
supply and demand for tourism from the point increasing. Urban tourism became an important
of view issue in urban development.
Urban areas are usually considered to be the There are various attractions in the cities,
most important tourist destinations because they including museums, theaters, stadiums and sports
have many historical and cultural attractions. facilities, spaces and amusement areas, facilities
Cities have diverse attractions such as museums, in the hospitality area (restaurants, hotels, etc.),
tombs and monuments, theaters and sports shopping malls and markets one of the important
stadiums, parks, town hall, shopping malls and parameters for the formation of urban tourism.
pilgrimage sites, which attracts many tourists
(Haman). Since leisure was important for urban
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Reception
centers
exhibitions (hotels,
Green space restaurants, Cultural and
and urban etc.) Historical
parks Centers
Arts Centers
entertainme
and
nt centers
Museums
Congress
and Medical
Examination center
s
And health
Religious
tourism
centers
facilities
Major
Stadiums Shopping
and City tour Centers
stadiums
In the World Tourism Organization, people 2-3. Economic effects of the tourism industry
traveling, according to their purpose, are on cities
divided into three groups: (1) for the purpose of Evaluating the economic effects of the tourism
recreation and holidays; 2) trade, commerce and industry will provide the necessary information
the pursuit of professional activities 3) In order for the forming of tourism development policies.
to visit friends and relatives or to treat or These policies determine the entire structure of a
perform religious ceremonies (Y Gi, 1997). In country to achieve the most appropriate type of
the tourism industry, recreational trips are production in tourism. In any case, because of the
offered to specialist holidaymakers who usually definite problems due to the relative error in the
go to special places to go to their most important statistics of tourism, it is difficult to determine the
places in the city. Unlike travel excursions, economic effects of this industry precisely.
business trips are organized in economic Despite all these issues, examining the economic
centers. Religious travel attracts a large part of effects of tourism in the global economic analysis
the population. The great European churches, is vital. Tourism is the most useful industrial
large mosques in Muslim cities, and especially sector in the world, accounting for about 13% of
the city of Mecca, are among the religious gross national product. This industry is a sector
places that are considered by many religious that employs some 100 million employees - the
travelers (Haman). most human-made. Tourism affects a number of
In Iran, the religious cities of Mashhad and Qom economic activities, including: employment,
also attract a high percentage of travelers every human resources, development, and international
year. Based on statistics provided by the trade and beyond.(Farzin, 2007)
Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Tourism, as an industrial enterprise that leads to
Organization of Khorasan Razavi province, the comprehensive development, is the third largest
number of pilgrims and tourists in the after the oil and petrochemical industry (Azizi,
metropolitan area of Mashhad in 2006 was 2006). In fact, by investing in attracting tourists, it
about 15 million. is possible to invest capital and currency, and on
the other hand, by creating employment, another
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step towards the development of the regions, so (social, political, economic, and management),
that with one-day stay of each tourist in a region, but all refer to the concept of "employing
five direct job opportunities are created specialist labor in specialized professions and
(Misapur, 2006). adapting the conditions of specialists with
Tourism affects all sectors of the economy of a specialized posts for the needs of social
given country and affects all of these areas. The organizations".
economic effects of tourism are all the effects
that affect economic factors. Tourism, through 1-3. Employment and Travel
its impact on major economic components such Tourism is a consumer industry. Since many
as income, employment, price levels, supply and tourism services cannot be made using
demand, and financial and financial balance of technology, human resource employment in this
the community. In this regard, "Tourism is the industry is abundant. Therefore, the development
largest producer of gross domestic product and of tourism in different places provides for the
labor, and it boosts many countries and creation of permanent, seasonal and part-time
regions." (22: Jeffries 2001) Tourism increases employment for manpower with specialist and
revenue and revenue for a city or region. This moderate education and reduces the
will be done at the expense of a traveler during unemployment rate. In addition to direct
his stay in the host country. This economic flow employment in tourism, other activities related to
is called "invisible exports". tourism, such as construction works, repairs, car
rentals, handicrafts and the like, are provided to
3. Employment indigenous people. Employment is calculated by
Regarding employment, several definitions its type, which includes types As follows:
have been proposed from various perspectives
City tour
Attractions services Infrastructure
Employment
Induction Indirect Direct
Employment
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
for government, and direct, indirect, and income, development of handicrafts and the
inductive employment throughout the world. avoidance of their forgetting.
Tourism is one of the most important activities On the other hand, attention to the negative
of the contemporary world. aspects of economic development, such as paying
According to the World Tourism Organization, attention to tourism costs and payments, creating
the number of tourists grew by 4.3 percent false employment in the community, the effects of
annually, reaching 1.6 billion by 2020. At the tourism activities on land, inflation, etc. are also
same time, tourist spending around the world included. Many researches have shown that
grows 6.7% every year to $ 2 trillion (World shopping is almost the most common tourist
Tourism Organization). The awareness of activity in all destinations of tourism. Commercial
societies that tourism provides a very shopping centers (including shops selling food
appropriate and significant source of foreign and beverages, handicrafts and children's toys,
exchange income to a country's economy has led etc.) in parks and other tourist sites are important
tourism to become very broadly conceptualized for shopping in the tourism industry.
in various economic, social and cultural In many cases, the income of retail outlets exceeds
dimensions. the rental rates for tourist sites, and even some
The tourism industry can have a significant tourist sites diversify their products, including t-
impact on employment growth, revenues from shirts and hats, souvenirs, ornaments, dried
residential locations and government revenues. animals, toys, Postcards, books and memorabilia
Tourism therefore has a direct and indirect (Timothy, 2005).
effect on economic growth. So far, the tourism
industry has generated more than 100 million 4-2 - Tourism and Income
direct job opportunities and has been the basis Visitor spending not only affects job performance
for dramatic socio-economic developments and wages, but also generates revenue for the
around the world. public and private sector, which earns through the
following: (which is also a positive tourist and
4-1-Tourism and Economics developmental asset). Because tourism
The pioneers of tourism industry studies in 1998 companies, like other local businesses, pay taxes
emphasized the potential and the role of this to the government, so with the development of
industry in promoting economic growth, tourism, tax revenue also increases. Getting fee
creating jobs and raising revenue. Studies show for using public facilities (toilets, parking lots)
that cultural-historical tourists tend to have high increases the total revenue from tourism.
incomes and spending more money in their Receiving domestic taxes or other forms of
leisure than other types of tourists. In the early tourism tax will increase tourism income (Effect
1990s, a survey by the Museum Association = coefficient of multiplication).
found that almost 80% of museums had a kind These additional funds, in most cases, can be used
of retail space, and this figure was likely to to preserve historical buildings and create
increase in recent years (Timothy, 2005). facilities, as well as to development and
On the other hand, we can mention the great advertising activities. Nevertheless, the size and
impact of tourism on economic development, variety of the local economy of an area determines
Tourism, while creating diverse activities in the the real value of tourism for that region.
community, has caused more mobility in the rest 4-3 Marketing Tourism
of the economy and can also have a constructive Growth and expansion of cities have an important
effect on the currency balance. Also, role in the development of markets and tourism.
transportation, food, fuel and energy sectors, The number of visitors to urban destinations has
handicrafts, construction and, consequently, increased and today, urban managers are in
tourism activities are booming. The economic competition to expand the tourism market. The
productive effects of tourism can be: creation of marketing and definition of the market for urban
wages, income generation, taxation of diverse tourism is one of the new issues in the tourism
tourism activities and development of public industry and urban management.
facilities, preservation of ancient works and For over a hundred years, the economy has
natural attractions as sources of economic become a well-defined member of the social
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sciences. The current growth of tourism comes communities) use less, but it is necessary to
from three social changes: establish a proportionate balance between them.
1- Development of transportation infrastructure Ultimately, tourism development is a topic
2- Increased net income (capture capability) beyond tourism. Although economic variation is
3. Improved access to communication good, but to avoid its negative effects, there is a
technologies need for precise planning and management, which
The term "market" refers to all potential does not cost much. In addition, in the
customers who have a common need and development of tourism, for the restoration and
willingness to do their own business to supply diversification of the economy, we need an
their needs and desires (Cutler, 2006, p. 50) official agency and a survey (which forms the
Tourism marketing is the process of planning basis of the market or non-market activities).
and implementing concepts, pricing, advertising Economic diversification requires planning and
and distribution of thought and goods, goods management to avoid its negative effects, which
and services, in order to create a platform that will cost a lot (operating costs, consultancy
meets individual and organizational goals. costs).These costs should be recovered when
Urban areas are often considered important tourists visit the localities and use their pools in
tourist destinations due to their historical, shops, attractions and other services. The
cultural and economic attractions. As an economic effects of tourism have different factors,
important part of the city's economy, the market each of which is important at different levels of
plays an important role in the tourism industry. activity, which must be identified in each order of
It is based on two main approaches: 1. these factors.
Customer-2-goods. A tourism market in general 4. Economic Impacts of Tourism Development
includes components such as product, price, In many countries of the world, tourism has
promotion, physical evidence, planning, and become one of the key sectors for economic
people. The strategic relationship between these development and development. Of course, the
components moves from the present to the magnitude of the impact of development on the
desired state. Given the specific characteristics government and on the coordination of them is
of the tourism product, the role of marketing in directly related. The economic effects of tourism
this industry is of particular importance to other are multiple. Its most important work is to create
industries and the effective use of tourism and earn money. The results of numerous studies
marketing tools for a country or an area is confirm that tourism leads to a reduction in
essential because marketing can provide unemployment and income (Zahedi, 2006: 40).
potential tourists with information about what Tourism as one of the sources of income and
the region can be To offer, and encourages them employment at the national level can be an
to visit it. approach to economic development in the national
4-4. Tourism structures and economic realm. Trading, especially when the profits of
diversification other sectors of the economy are declining, is an
In turn, the characteristics of the tourism appropriate alternative for them and a strategy for
structure of each place are influenced by the development.
importance, credibility, nature, variety of roles Based on this, the main reason for the
and functions and, in general, its spatial development of tourism is to overcome the low
attractions. Nevertheless, the point to consider is level of income and provide new job opportunities
the identification of talent, the potential of the and social transformations in the local
tourist sites, so that the optimal investment can community, and can provide hope for poverty
be taken to further development of these areas. reduction, especially in regions that have
In many societies, reliance on a single industry somehow undergone a recession. Tourism
has been very problematic, especially when that development themes are as follows:
industry has a declining trend. But the tourism 1) As with any export activity, it creates a
industry is an industry that can overcome the source of income and employment.
economic downturn. 2) Creates a chain of total economic and
Although, of course, tourism costs can support service activities and acts as a leverage
goods and services that local residents (host for a large number of economic
activities.
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