Tourism Diplomacy and Tourism Boom in the Makran Region: A Case Study of Iran's Relations with Eastern Neighbors

Makran region with diverse tourist attractions and having shared cultural and historical backgrounds among the countries of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan has the potential to become a common destination for tourism in the region; but the main thing is to use the right tools to create this boom. One of the most useful tools is following the diplomacy of tourism. The main question of this article is that can tourism diplomacy provide the prospect of tourism boom in the Makran region? The hypothesis we are trying to analyze and explain to answer this main question is that seems that the tourism diplomacy of the circle is due to the expansion of Iran's relations with its eastern neighbors and the attractive harbor, attracting tourists and boosting tourism in the region of Makran. The method of this article is descriptive-analytical. The results of the paper show that the tourism diplomacy with the focus of the Makran region has geographic, cultural, ethnic and historical backgrounds, as well as political support among the regional governments, but some security challenges as well as the poverty of communication and facilities infrastructure slowed the trend of tourism development in the Makran region from the diplomatic gateway. Tourism has been made.