The aim of the study is to determine the place of the concept of ecotourism in the perceptions of tourism managers which has become an important type of tourism especially in the Eastern Black Sea Region. It is aimed to determine their attitudes and to reveal the perspectives of tourism managers on ecotourism. It has been tried to determine the current and future contribution of ecotourism activities, which include many different types of tourism, to Giresun tourism. In this context, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, which is one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods, a survey was conducted with hotel and travel managers in Giresun, the managers of the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, the managers of non-governmental organizations working in the field of tourism and academicians who are experts in the field of tourism education. In the questionnaire prepared in accordance with the AHP method that the criteria of natural conditions, transportation, safety, price, climate, highland tourism and accommodation facilities were used. In addition, the results of the demographic findings of the managers were obtained by SPSS analysis. The results were analyzed and conducted total of 10 tourism managers with face-to-face surveys. As a result of the study, the order of priority for the selection of the criteria affecting the tourism activities carried out in ecotourism destinations has been determined as safety, transportation, price, climate, highland tourism, accommodation facilities and natural conditions, in order from the most important to the least important. It is stated by tourism managers that the most important criterion affecting ecotourism is safety.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2021 |
Submission Date | September 14, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 13 Issue: 25 |