The study of Tourism Industry in National Basic Laws of Islamic Republic of Iran

Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. It is an increasingly important source of income, employment and wealth in many countries. Tourism can be considered one of the most remarkable socio-economic phenomena of the twentieth century. Economical, cultural, social, and political and security benefits of tourism cause that all the governments use of it. But tourism situation is different among countries. Iran has a lot of tourism attractions but does not success in this industry. This country is one of the first countries that legislated law for tourism development in Middle East and even Asia from 80 year ago. The tourism industry in Iran has affected in the past by politics part. Iran's national documents and laws are one of the factors that can determine tourism situation in Iran. This article surveyed the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the view document of Iran in 2025, the document of the comprehensive scientific map of Iran, the plans of five-annual development (five programs from first to fifth) and law of establishing cultural heritage tourism organization. We used container analysis method. The results show that tourism does not attend in national documents and laws and these documents and laws have reduction view to tourism industry.