Pathological study of the tourism industry and its solutions in Afghanistan (A Case study in Jalalabad City)

Abstract

Tourism industry is one of the income sources for developing countries, and most officials and planners are working to make the best use of this industry. Tourism has a special place in the tourism industry and has an active and effective role in promoting the socio-economic and cultural structure of countries. The city of Jalalabad, which has been selected as the study area in the this study, is one of the cities that can be considered as one of the urban tourism hubs at the national level due to its proximity to the Torkham border and has historical monuments, which requires planning of relevant managers. The purpose of this study is to identify the problems in the field of tourism in Jalalabad, such as investigating the lack of facilities such as hotels, macro perspectives, experts and factors that are effective in attracting tourists. The research method is documentary. The information is collected in the form of documents. Finally, the research findings show that the existing problem in the field of tourism in Jalalabad city is the lack of facilities such as hotels, specialized manpower, macro views, communication networks transportation etc., and its modification can provide the ground for growth and attraction of tourists. After summarizing and concluding, solutions for tourism development in Jalalabad city were proposed.