Center for Tourism Studies
History
The Center for Tourism Studies was established in 2005 in the University of Tehran following the signing of an agreement between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicraft, and Tourism Organization and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Center has six research departments of Adjustment and Classification, Rural and Ecotourism, International, Communication, Technology, and Tourism. Due to the ever-growing importance of tourism industry in the world and in Iran, the Center assists the industry by providing solutions to the private and public sectors through research on the related scientific, economic, social, and cultural activities.
Major Projects
Completed Projects
1. Meta-Analysis of TourismStudies
2. Sustainable Development
3. Analysis of the Capacities of Modern and Postmodern Cities, Capacities for Attracting Tourists
4. Studies on the Capacities for
the Establishment of Tourism Cooperatives in Iran
5. Databank and Index of Tourism in Iran
Current Projects
1. Analysis of the Current Urban Tourism in Tehran
2. Stereotypes and Their Place in Tourism
3. Cultural Preparation and Ways of Removing the Barriers Before Tourism in Iran
4. The Place of Iranian Tourist Attractions in the Advertisements and Brochures of French Tourist and Travel Agencies
5. Extensive Atlas of Tourism in Iran
6. Tourism as Intercultural Communication
Center for Tourism Studies
