THE CHANGES RESULTING FROM GLOBALIZATION IN TOURISM INDUSTRY AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN JORDAN
Journal Title: GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites - Year 2019, Vol 25, Issue 2
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the change resulting from globalization in tourism industry and their impact in the development of tourism activity. The study followed the descriptive style, to achieve this purpose, a questionnaire was developed to measure the effect of political, economical and cultural globalization on tourism Activity. The sample of study consisted of (255) employees from higher departments of the Jordanian tourism industry. The results of the present study showed that the changes resulting from globalization (political, economical and cultural) in tourism industry showed a high level in the development of activity tourism. The results also indicated the presence of significant differences in the fields of cultural globalization on tourism activity and the effects of political globalization on Tourism Activity due to gender is in favor of males, However, there were no differences in the field of economic globalization on Activity Tourism, there were significant differences attributed to qualification in the field of political globalization on Tourism Activity and the study tool as a whole in favor of bachelor degree, there were no differences due to the variables of experience and type of job in the fields of economic, cultural, political and there were significant differences in sector variable in the field of political globalization on Tourism Activity in favor of public sector. Whereas, there were differences due to public sector in the study tool as a whole in favor of private sector.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammad Shabeb KHASAWNEH, Hisham Mohammad Al-SMADI
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- DOI 10.30892/gtg.25220-378
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