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Alternative tourism development: Case of Urla

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  • Pırnar, Ige
  • Kurtural, Sinem

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The first part of the study gives a brief information on Urla district in Izmir, Turkey and briefly emphasizes alternative tourism benefits and various types of it. The second section focuses on a case study on Urla district and the alternative tourism applications of the destination namely; festival tourism, heritage tourism, new-culture tourism, camping tourism, trekking tourism, yacht and sailing tourism, wine tourism, gastronomy tourism, adventure tourism and eco- tourism. A derived SWOT analysis on Urla’s alternative tourism is also included in the final part where appropriate strategies and suggestions which are likely to optimize the strengths and opportunities, to eliminate or strengthen the weaknesses and to handle the threats are developed.

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  • Pırnar, Ige & Kurtural, Sinem, 2018. "Alternative tourism development: Case of Urla," MPRA Paper 98949, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:98949
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    1. Lyubov Ivanova, 2012. "The Key Role Of Turkey For The Development Of Wine Tourism On The Balkans," Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 8(4), pages 62-65.
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      Keywords

      Alternative forms of tourism; Urla; SWOT Analysis;
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      JEL classification:

      • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
      • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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