A Comparative Study of Cultural Tourism Policy in Isfahan: A Comparison of Rafsanjani, Khatami and Ahmadinejad's Governments

Abstract

The present study aims to comparatively examine the cultural tourism policy of the three post-war governments of (Hashemi, Khatami, and Ahmadinejad) and review the policies of the government and related organizations in the tourism industry in the post-war economic and cultural development programs supervised by Hashemi, Khatami and Ahmadinejad governments. The research method was survey type and data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire. Based on this, 237 experts on cultural tourism as well as domestic cultural tourists in Isfahan province completed the questionnaires. The findings of the research indicate that the average of effective management component has been higher in Khatami's presidential term than Hashemi 's and higher in Hashemi's period than Ahmadinejad's respectively. Considering political interaction, the average was higher in the Khatami's period than Hashemi's and it was higher during Hashemi's period than during Ahmadinejad's. Also regarding credit allocation, the average of this component was higher in Khatami's period than during Hashemi's presidential term and higher in the Ahmadinejad period in comparison with that of Hashemi's. Taking cultural policies prioritization into account, it can be said that the average of this component has been higher in Khatami's period than Hashemi 's and Ahmadinejad's respectively. And finally, the average component of macro strategies was higher in Khatami's presidential term than Hashemi's and higher in the Hashmi's period than Ahmadinejad's period.