Social Tourism Is Forgotten, Is The Only Purpose Of Tourism To Earn Foreign Exchange?

Abstract

The tourism sector has an important place in the development of countries, especially for economic reasons. However, the deprivation of tourism activities of those with weak economic power, which we can characterize as the disadvantaged group, makes social integration even more difficult. For this reason, it is very important to focus on social tourism activities in order to ensure the participation of everyone in tourism activities. The aim of this study is to reveal whether there are factors that prevent people from participating and participating in tourism activities in urban and rural neighborhoods living in Konyaaltı district of Antalya province. In this study, a questionnaire was applied to 117 participants who agreed to be interviewed. Data from total of 72 participants were included in the analysis. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed in the SSPS package program. According to the findings, 72.8% of the people living in the urban and rural neighborhoods of Konyaaltı, one of the important destinations of Antalya, could not come to the Konyaaltı tourism region for a holiday. It was observed that the local people participating in the research could not benefit from the tourism potential of the district, especially due to economic reasons.