Study of Tourists' Rights in Iran with Emphasis on Urban Tourist Rights

Semin Semin

doi:10.3844/jssp.2010.340.349

Abstract

Problem statement: Achieving stability in a tourism system which incl udes tourism supply and demand needs wise legal supports in urban touri sm industry. In case of presence of proportional legal supports, urban tourism system can help preve nt from confusion in city system as an effective means for balanced and sustainable development of t he city. Approach: This article aimed at recognition, study and evaluation of urban tourism indexs and legal supports for tourists in Iran. Results: In Juridical book, a right of non-Muslims, in one w ay, has been classified into three groups: Zemmi, Moahed and Mostaman. In Iran, for different reasons such as regional unity and tourism treaties, the idea of granting more liberties to th em has developed. Conclusion: These ignoring variables, do pose Iran's tourism industry rules an d regulations in an appropriate position and this h as caused our country, which is among the highly potential tourism countries for competition in the international arena, gains little income from this economic activity.

Highlights

Since human being abandoned the migrating and nomadic life and settled in villages and towns and formed more extensive communities, in other words when civilization started and labor division occurred and relations between humans became more and complex, the necessity for regulating the relations between individuals became evident
Rules and regulations were enacted proportionate to the growth of productions, religious beliefs, ethical principles, trade regulations, cultural indices, custom and usage
The historical development of societies shows that each society and country which had rules and regulations proportionate to social needs of the community and government and people had obligation to respond and correct execution of law, have advanced more rapidly

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Since human being abandoned the migrating and nomadic life and settled in villages and towns and formed more extensive communities, in other words when civilization started and labor division occurred and relations between humans became more and complex, the necessity for regulating the relations between individuals became evident. In this direction, the effect of civil societies, international unions, formal tourism organizations and decisions made in international communities including suggestions of 1963 conference of UN in Rome and suggestions of 1088 conference of Vancouver, Canada and more importantly, increasing the recognition of canon law were remarkable in this ground” (Mohaghegheh Damad, 1998). Indirect privileges and in connection with creating appropriate grounds for tourism

The privileges considered for the tourists:

CONCLUSION