Strategic Planning of Tourism Development with Emphasis on Sustainable Development in Khorram Abad Region

Tourism is a polyhedral charter that each of its face affects on and meets some aspects of the life and requirements of human society and based on its nature, this industry not only has different uses but also has various forms. This industry, despite of its high attractions in Iran, has allocated itself a low portion of the world tourism incomes.  Today, tourism is one of the growing industries in the world and most of the countries at all stages of development, depend increasingly on it. In addition, a great number of development  planners and politicians consider the  tourism industry as  a key element of sustainable development .  However, in spite of the fact that Iran owns profuse  environmental resources and also having several thousands of rich historical-cultural  background,  has a special capacity in development of tourism industry, but up to now, has failed to gain a suitable share of this capital. Although in the fifth development program and after it, up to the realization of 1404 prospect, it is expected to witness a useful and efficient change in this field. This paper by a   descriptive - analytical  approach and through  field and library  studies, aimed to  determine how to use the  strategic planning process in regional tourism  planning of Iran ( Khoram Abad Region)The analyses, resulting from such model in this study show that in the planning of sustainable development  of tourism of   Khorram Abad region, conservative strategies are placed at the first priority and the  aggressive one at the  second priority. For this purpose, firstly, the primary strategies of WO and then SO strategies have prioritized in SWOT matrix. In aggressive strategies, SO strategy with score 6.55 is placed at the first priority and in conservative strategies, WO₁ strategy with score 5.59 represents the best strategy in sustainable tourism in Khoram Abad region.