TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Tourism is an activity that involves people traveling for various purposes outside the places where they live and work, without the purpose of working and settling, and returning to the starting point of travel. In other words, tourism is a visitor activity with temporary social mobility.

Tourism, is one of the most important business areas and work with high and stable growth rates in the world and Turkey and developing structure. On the one hand, tourism activity provides positive economic benefits for countries, such as foreign currency inflow, income, employment, development of underdeveloped regions, infrastructure and superstructure development, on the other hand, it contributes to the protection and development of natural and cultural heritage and the environment and thus the development of countries. On the other hand, tourism activity is also an important tool to develop the feelings of peace, friendship and brotherhood between countries and individuals; protecting and improving people's physical and mental health; increase people's productivity, tolerance, knowledge and education. Macro-level tourism management is about the development and management of sustainable tourism that will maximize the positive economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism activity and minimize its negative economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts. Micro level tourism management is about the sustainable management of transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, recreation and other tourism businesses that meet the needs, wishes and expectations of the visitors in a way that will satisfy all stakeholders.