A Study on The Effects of Political Instabilties on the Tourists Destinaton Choice

Abstract

Despite that tourism supports many countries’ economy; tourism industry has a sensitive
and fragile structure due to wars, terror and robbery, social and political crisis. This
damaged fragile structure as a result of political instabilities impairs investment and
interrupt economic progress. During the survey valid data obtained from 770 participants
and these data analyzed in terms of percentage, frequency, t-Test, ANOVA and Tukey
HSD. According to the findings local tourists paid more importance than the foreign
tourist because of the political instability. Female tourists paid more importance relatively
than the male tourists to the context of political instabilities. Also correlation detected
between increased educational level and paid importance to the political instability.
According to the analyses nationality does not affect destination choice process while
political instabilities exist. Finally between income and paid importance to the political
instabilities there is a linear correlation was detected.