Parameters Single Married Female Male 18-24 25-34 35-49 50 & older Free job Unemployed Householder Student Retired Less than 5 million Rials 5-10 million Rails 10-15 million Rials 15-20 million Higher than 20 million high school diploma Diploma AA BA MA Doctorate Frequency 75 25 25 65 19 55 23 3 50 10 10 27 3 5 34 30 24 7 0 5 27 37 31 0 Analytical findings: The derived findings from tourists’ questionnaire As it implied above, tourists’ questionnaire is composed of 4 classes of parameters including economic parameter, servicing parameter, and parameter and eventually ecologic parameter where each of them also consists of some variables, which are placed within scope of either of these subjects. The condition of derived statistics for each of their variables and mean values is explained in the followings. Findings of economic parameter: As you observe in Table (4), variable of increased income in host community with total mean value 4.56 has the highest mean value among all variables in economic parameter. This mean value may indicate that there is a direct relationship among coming tourists in this region and increased income for the host community. The next variable is the increase and improvement in job opportunities for the host community with mean value (3.70) and this also shows the economic importance of regional tourism and this fact that this factor increase job opportunities in this community. Variables of increase and improvement of job opportunities for the host community with mean value (3.70) and reduced migration by inhabitants in host community (mean value: 3.56) and also improvement of life level for women in the host community (2.30) have devoted the least mean values to their own respectively. (4): The results of economic parameter in the studied zone and its variables from tourists’ viewpoint Economic parameter Likert spectrum (%) Mean Very high High Average low Very low Increased income for the host community 45 37.5 12 5.5 0 4.56 Reduced migration of inhabitants from the host community 42 28 23 2 5 3.56 The increased of life standards in the host community 26 34 13 20 7 2.30
The increase and improvement in job opportunities for the host community 37 33 20 8 2 3.70 Improvement in life for women in the host community 15 34 34 5 12 2.20 Findings of servicing parameter: As it observed in Table (5), to examine the servicing effects of slow tourism in the studied region, the variable of using caravanserais and historical buildings and houses for touristic and entertainment applications has the highest mean value (4.56). This is due to the fact that this region possesses capability and potential in this respect since desert tourism may be assumed as an appropriate platform to develop tourism in these regions with its several capabilities such as caravanserais and historical buildings and houses etc. the variable of the roadhouse residential and recreational facilities in the region is the second variable with mean value (3.83) has the highest mean. Servicing and welfare facilities are considered as some important factors to attract tourists and their satisfaction with the region and they may cause improving economy of the region and employment in the region following to this trend. Variable of importance and availability of public transport facilities for travelling of slow tourists in desert regions with mean value (3.70) and variable of the existing communication utilities such as telephone, internet, and post office (3.56) have respectively the highest mean values after variable of using caravanserais and historical buildings and houses. The lowest mean value belongs to variable of the existing infrastructures in desert areas (2.26) and this is because of this fact that the infrastructural factor can never meet the requirements for slow tourists since it is one of the factors for attraction of tourists in infrastructural subject, which along these attractions, welfare services and appropriate behavior of the host community etc may develop tourism in a region. Table (5): The results of servicing parameter in the studied zone and its variables from tourists’ viewpoint Servicing parameter Likert spectrum (%) Mean Very high High Average low Very low Using caravanserais and historical buildings and houses in desert regions for touristic and entertainment applications 47 33 6 4 10 4.56 Roadhouse residential and recreational facilities of the region to meet requirements for tourists 13 19 9 37 22 3.83
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