Identify and prioritize the factors push, attracting and deterrence from the perspective of Sports Experts and tourism Esfahan province

Background & Purpose:

Tourism is becoming the world's first profitable industry and sports tourism as it has become complementary. The purpose of this study was Identify and prioritize the factors push, attracting and deterrence from the perspective of Sports Experts and tourism Esfahan province.

The method of this research was descriptive-survey. Statistical population included all managers and management experts, PE (116 People) and the Department of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (63) were (N =179). Measurement tools in the study for gathering data was researcher made questionnaires of individual characteristics, and also researcher made questionnaire included three sections (factors push, attracting, deterrence) that questionnaire's reliability was approved respectively (0/84) By Cronbach's alpha. Their validity was calculated through factor analysis. In order for analysis the data, in addition to the indexes of descriptive inferential statistics such as) Component’s Analysis Varimax, t-test, Friedman test (were used.

the Results showed that, The most important push factors include Relax, relieve fatigue and refresh the body and mind and The most important factors in attracting there vistas and spectacular landscapes And the most important factors in preventing No serious activity to increase people's understanding of tourism and increased their participation in the field.

According to the study, sport and tourism authorities recommended while strengthen and develop the factors push and remove barriers, than Factors attractive to the sports tourism surpassed more in the Isfahan province.