Author/Authors :
AYLAR, Faruk Amasya Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
A New Developing Thermal Tourism Center in Middle Black Sea Region: Gözlek Hot Spring (Amasya)
Abstract :
Thermal Springs has been used for health services for a long time. They are considered as a new health tourism concept with the new developments in the tourism activities. Hot springs became new attraction centers within the touristic activities nowadays. Although Gözlek Hot Spring has been known for a long time, it became a tourism center with the new accommodation facilities after 2005. Today, it serves thousands of people with its modern hotel and other facilities. It has been developing fast in recent years as it is near the D-100 highway and situated between Amasya, Çorum, Tokat and Samsun which have great population potential. This study helps to support Gözlek Hot Spring to become a tourism center within its environment and to improve the economical life of the people and to introduce the complex to the people with its geographical description.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Amasya , Gözlek Hot Spring , Health Tourism , Thermal Tourism
JournalTitle :
eastern geographical review
