Explanation an Interpretive Structural Model of Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Indicators (Case Study: Fars Province)

Today the competition as an economic concept of sustainable development has a significant impact travel and tourism industry. The aim of this study is to provide a structural interpretation Modeling of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness indicators of the in Fars province's on based 2015 world Economic Forum report. This research Study due to understanding and practical knowledge for officials and policy makers in identifying and ranking the province's tourism industry index affecting tourism competitiveness, in term of the aim is an applied research and in terms of data collection methods is descriptive survey. In order to finalize the indicators of competitiveness the travel and tourism in the Fars province, the content validity and a survey of 10 experts from the academic and administrative areas of Fars Province Tourism is used and for levelling of indicators, the interpretive structural modeling is employed. The findings from the content analysis method illustrate that finally 17 key indicators at 6 levels are considered important. The study results show that the tourism industry priority for the government is the key indicator for increase the competitiveness of tourism industry in the Fars province and Iran's weak position in the latest rankings from the perspective of the world Economic Forum indicates that there is a need for government attention to the development of the tourism industry. On the other hand indicators such as how to deal with customers, sustainability of travel and tourism industry development and the number of World Heritage Centers are most dependent on other indices and are influenced by them.