THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY TOURISM IN PROMOTING EGYPT

Q1 Social Sciences

Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI:10.30892/gtg.50416-1134

Merna Tarek, Nahla Osama, Jermien Abdelkafy

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Abstract

This study aims to increase the awareness about the astronomy tourism in Egypt which can be considered as a new and niche branch of tourism, as well as highlighting the potential resources of astronomy tourism in Egypt. The research used mixed methodology technique quantitative and qualitative methods, upon 535 questionnaire forms was distributed along with in-depth interviews with astronomy tourism participants’ then primary data was collected and analyze. The results confirmed that astronomy can be considered as a new type of tourism that have a positive and significant effect on promoting Egypt around the world, in addition results confirm that Egypt is one of the best destinations to go stargazing. This study investigates the importance of taking astronomy tourism into consideration by the ministries and companies and increase awareness about this special interest tourism.

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天文旅游在宣传埃及方面的作用

本研究旨在提高人们对埃及天文旅游的认识，因为天文旅游可被视为旅游业的一个新的利基分支，同时还强调了埃及天文旅游的潜在资源。研究采用了定量和定性相结合的混合方法，在发放 535 份调查问卷的同时，还对天文旅游参与者进行了深入访谈，然后收集并分析了原始数据。结果证实，天文学可被视为一种新型旅游，对在全球范围内宣传埃及具有积极而重要的作用，此外，结果还证实埃及是观星的最佳目的地之一。这项研究探讨了各部委和公司考虑天文旅游的重要性，并提高了人们对这一特殊兴趣旅游的认识。

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来源期刊

Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

0.00%

发文量

156

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites is a scientific publication, with an international status. The Journal is issued under the aegis of the University of Oradea, Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Territorial Studies and Analysis Centre (Romania) and the Academy of Physical Education and Sports from Gdańsk, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation (Poland). At the initiative of an international group of specialists, based on an editorial and scientific committee with a wide international coverage, including leading figures in the field, in 2008 was published the first English issue of the GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites. The printable format (2-3 issues per year) is supported by the on-line version. The journal aims to publish relevant contributions in tourism, geosites and other areas whose analysis is related to these fields, standing out through originality and scientific contribution to the knowledge and development of this area. An important objective is to promote academic and applied research based on interdisciplinarity with a complex local and global approach.