Perceptions of tourism students on thermal tourism in Afyonkarahisar

EMİR O., Arslanturk Y.

International Educational Technology Conference IETC, Illinois, United States Of America, 3 - 05 September 2014, vol.176, pp.565-570 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 176
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.511
  • City: Illinois
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.565-570
  • Keywords: Thermal tourism, tourism students, health tourism, SWOT analysis, Afyonkarahisar-Turkey
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of thermal tourism through the opinions of tourism students. Students getting tourism education is the population of this study. A questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument, and 1135 students in various levels of tourism departments participated in this study. According to the results, students see the existence of a university as the strength and non-existence of an airport as the weakness of Afyonkarahisar. Besides, they think that thermal tourism's being done during the year is the opportunity and construction problems' negative effects on tourism are the threats. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.