Evaluation of the Effect of Festival Tourism on Urban Economy: The Case of Van Shopping Fest
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Doç. Dr. Emin ARSLAN
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Hakan KENDİR
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
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| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turizm Akademik Dergisi |
| Dergi ISSN | 1302-5759 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 12-2019 |
| Cilt No | 6 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 299 / 306 |
| Makale Linki | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/868898 |
| Özet |
| Around the world, thousands of festivals are organized at micro and macro level. In terms of the participant number, crowdedfestivals offer serious contributions to the economies of cities. Since 2015, the “Van Shopping Fest” is held every year from 15 Marchto 5 April in Van. This festival, attracts the attention with creates positive influence on the urban economy thanks to its high numberof participants. The festival date is planned according to the 25-day of Navruz holiday in neighboring Iran. In this way, it was ensuredthat Van attracted a significant amount of tourists from Iran, especially by road. While approximately 20.000 Iranian tourists arrivedin Van in 2008, the number of Iranian tourists in 2017 exceeded 400.000. On the other hand, over 60,000 Iranian tourists visited thecity during the Van Shopping Fest in 2018. With this rapid increase in numbers, the sales volumes of enterprises rised. In addition,new tourism investments in the city and new business opportunities have begun to occur. From this point of view, the aim of thisstudy is to examine and evaluate the contribution of festival tourism to urban economy in Van. SWOT method was used within thescope of this study’s purpose. |
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