Developing Tourism: The Case of Ramsar

Nowadays, the tourism industry in the world is one of the main sources of income and is regarded as one of the factors influencing cultural exchanges among countries. Before being considered as an industrial and economic activity, tourism is a cultural phenomenon that plays an important role in cultural developments. Proper utilization of cultural interaction is to strengthen the national culture and international cultural understanding. One of the most important concerns and compassionate guardians of national culture in the countries is to avoid cultural globalization and subcultures. This paper is an attempt to describe the cultural and social impacts of tourism and their possible interaction considering the role of the two factors of culture and society in the development of regional tourism in Ramsar as well as considering the views of tourists and officials and their influence on the tourism development in the area.