Assistant Prof. of Geography, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
Abstract One of the major problems in rural areas of Kermanshah is unemployment and lack of diversification of economic activities. Today, tourism is a way to create jobs and increase rural incomes. The main objective of this article is identifying priority actions about rural tourism planning in Kermanshah County's villages. This study is applied and descriptive survey method to do it used. A combination of methods to collect information such as: observations, questionnaires and interviews with villagers are used. The results show that there are more than 52 attractions in Kermanshah County's villages as with planning and organizing they can be helped to develop rural tourism industry. Most of the attractions of religious pilgrimage and most of them do not have proper access. Of all the attractions, five attractions have regional function and other attractions, are the regional and local function. Planning is essential to organize spaces of rural tourism around the city of Kermanshah.
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