Rural centers in Lattakia Governorate can receive groups of tourists in villages and provide them with residence. As a result of development and progress started in the 1980s, the Syrian rural areas have undergone principal structural changes. In thi
s Governorate, the rural centers are characterized by a good level of service in addition to natural and economic features as well as a rural person with a strong sense of self trust and developed intellectually, socially and medically. This is to be reflected in the reduction of unemployment as well as in the decline of migration from villages to cities. Therefore, it is useful to affiliate the social and economic development of the rural communities with the rural tourist industry in order to create economic and demographic stability and provide an additional source of income.
The natural resources that are available in a region are considered to be the starting
point and the basis for the development of the tourism industry and this for the region
advancement this economically and service and socially, and to show the p
otentials of any
area touristically we must perform a touring assessment of its natural resources, from here
came the importance of this research which dealt with performing a touring assessment of
natural resources in Alhaffeh area that is characterized by uniqueness of its resources and
excellence at the province level, the assessment was performed using GIS program to reach
the desired results.
The effects of seasonality stand as the most significant challenges that face tourismin
the Governorate of Lattakia. It seems that seasonality generally shapes the tourist activities
in the governorate. However, such relevant tourism industry compa
nies, especially those
classified hotels, look subject to severe seasonal changes from the point of view of demand
on the tourist product—in particular what relates tourist sheltering. The phenomenon of
seasonality appears in the increase or decrease of demand during specific time in the year,
and also as the stay index reveals with special reference to hotels. A survey study of the
period spanning over a few years quoted from the number of clients of the Tourist Lattakia
Hotel during the various seasons of the year, where the factor of seasonality together with
its negative effect on tourism in general does disclose itself.
