A Survey of the Effective Factors on Foreign Tourist's Feeling of Security in Isfahan

Tourism as the most peaceful human being movement has been recognized as the most effective factor playing a role in creating understanding among nations and world peace to the extent that economists have called it an «invisible export». In this article، the extent to which tourists feel secure has been investigated by considering two key variables، namely police presence and performance، and propaganda provided about security issues. The research method includes a survey of a sample of 381 foreign tourists visiting Isfahan in the year 1389. Data collection was done by giving questionnaires and since there was no precise information available about the number of tourists entering or exiting the country at the time of the study، tourists were accidentally interviewed and given the questionnaires in tourist spots of the city. Results show that there is a positively significant statistical relationship between police presence and performance and also providing propaganda in mass media about the security issues and foreign tourists’ feeling of security.