Causative Investigating the Infrastructure of Tourism and Location Competitiveness of Tourism Destination in Arid Regions, Case Study: Maranjab Desert

The present study investigates the infrastructure of tourism and the location competition of tourist destinations in arid areas. Since competition in the destination of tourism as a relative, complex, and multidimensional concept based on Porter's theory is becoming a growing interest among tourists and has important implications For policymakers, the purpose of research is to identify and prioritize infrastructures that affect the competition of destination sites. The research method is quantitative and the questionnaire is based on the Likert scale of 5 options and is analyzed using the path analysis method. The research innovation is that competition in the destination of the desert is newer due to the late launch of the desert, and the importance of studying on them is clear. The result of this study is that residential infrastructure, security and transportation have the greatest impact on the dependent variable (spatial competition), hence the quality of transport infrastructure has a positive effect on spatial competitiveness and the research hypothesis is confirmed. The research proposal is to focus on the fact that the factors of competitiveness are different in terms of decision and importance, depending on the specific destination and on which basis it is planned. Keywords: spatial competitiveness, destination, infrastructure, Maranjab desert