Study and Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Hotels Toward The Tourism Attractions

Tourism is considered as one of the greatest economical motives in the present century, up to the extent that forms more than 10% of the gross income of the countries in the world. Tourism industry in terms of making revenue and the impact on economic growth of the countries is going to become the first industry in the world. But for achieving the comparative advantages in this sector needs to create appropriate infrastructures, supplying the tourist's requirements and provision of desirable tourism facilities. Through this infrastructures, residential centers as the origin and destination of daily recreations has a great importance and has the most economical impact on tourism industry.The purpose of this study is the study and analysis of the spatial distribution of hotels toward the tourist attractions in Shiraz city. The research method is of Descriptive- analytical one and the method of collecting data is the library and field one. The analysis of data was performed in GIS environment using network analysis functions. The analyses related to the hotel's distribution and attractions is made through Multi-Distance Spatial Cluster Analysis functions and oriented distribution. The results showed that the spatial distribution of hotels toward the tourism attractions has not been made in appropriate with the tourism needs of the urban areas of Shiraz city, so that the spatial distribution of hotels and attractions have been placed as a clustered and centralized pattern in the central part of the city in Roodaki, Ahli, Tohid and Zand streets. The oriented distribution of hotels in view of the level of access and capacity are in the coverage area of oriented distribution of the attractions. The average of hotel's distance toward the tourism attractions is 2402.5. This concentration in the central part has caused some issues including lack of appropriate access to all tourism attractions, increase of traffic, limitation of urban green spaces and increase of different pollutants in the dense part of Shiraz City.