Identification and analysis of child tourism development components based on cultural, infrastructure and physical characteristics of the destination (Case study: Yazd City)

About 330 types of tourism have been identified so far, each taking into account the wishes of a different group of people. Children as supportive members of society have unique needs, and expectations and attention to developing their talents and training them properly is a developmental requirement. Child tourism is about taking into account the demands of this group of society and creating a pleasant travel experience for them. Therefore, it is necessary to plan appropriately and appropriately for the development of destination capabilities by correctly identifying the features and the variety of their needs. The purpose of this study was to determine the components of child tourism development from the cultural, infrastructural and physical aspects of destination. For this purpose, after identifying the factors affecting child tourism and their needs from the research literature, a survey was conducted among selected tourists from Yazd city. The analysis of the data collected by exploratory factor analysis resulted in the identification of 5 critical components in child tourism development. Then, the validity of the extracted variables was evaluated by applying the structural model of the elements with confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that the visual and visual characteristics of the destination with 14.558% of the variance explained are the most critical factors in the development of child tourism followed by socio-cultural features, facilities and technologies, social events, and physical infrastructure and facilities.