elahe gheynaghi; Zynalabedin Fallah; taher bahlake; Asra Askari
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to Investigating the role of horse racing tourism, in the economic development of Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran, Yazd provinces.The research was a descriptive-analytical based on the data collected.Data collection tools were interviews with 260 people from ...
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The aim of the present study was to Investigating the role of horse racing tourism, in the economic development of Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran, Yazd provinces.The research was a descriptive-analytical based on the data collected.Data collection tools were interviews with 260 people from the managers of the general departments of sports and youth, the heads of equestrian teams, the general departments of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism, coaches, agility riders and those responsible for organizing equestrian competitions and experts of organizations and The public and private sector institutions were Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Yazd provinces.Due to the different groups in the statistical population, the research sample was selected using stratified-random sampling method. The research tool in the quantitative phase of the research was a researcher-made questionnaire. To analyze the data extracted from the questionnaire, exploratory and then confirmatory factor analysis was used using SPSS and AMOS software. The results showed components Entrepreneurship (15.02), income generation (18.73), marketing (17.37), investment (14.58), media and advertising (12.74), , people-centered (10.45), socio-cultural phenomena (10.047) , festivals (16.37), human resources (6.56), indigenous model (3.12), land management plan (3.91) and attractions (11.46) in the economic development of the Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran, Yazd provinces have a significant impact. .Due to the importance of horse racing tourism,, managers and planners of the province's sports tourism sector must show the necessary care for the development and growth of this industry.
