The Spatial-locational Challenges and Consequences of Shopping Tourism (Case Study: dargahan City of Qeshm Island)

The Shopping Tourism is one of the attractive types of tourism that has always attracted tourists at various national and international levels. But each of the shopping destinations has its strengths and weaknesses depending on the Spatial-locational. the Identification and scientific guidance about it can be the first step in the sustainability of that tourism destination. The city of Dargahan on the island of Qeshm is one of the tourist destinations of shopping in Iran. The purpose of the present study is to understand the Spatial-locational conditions of this tourism destination by qualitative research. The research has been conducted using two approaches, the Emic model (measuring local or indigenous stakeholders) and the ethic model (measuring the views of tourists or non-natives). The Purposeful sampling and theoretical sampling of two groups of local stakeholders (n = 16) and shopping tourists (n = 12) were conducted through semi-structured interviews, field data and documentary studies. The interviews continued until theoretical saturation logic was achieved. Based on the analysis of data collected in the form of scientific coding, 11 nuclear categories were extracted.