Palestinian tourism : a period of transition

Abstract

This research is designed to investigate the status of tourism in in the Park of Wade Al- Badan, which is located near the city of Nablus, in the West Bank during the period of political transition, socio economic, behavioral and special variables of visitors are examined and compared, the site survey was conducted on the last Friday on July, 2000, Starting at 1 .00 p. m. and ending at 7.00 p. m. the results indicate that the majority of the visitors came came from the West Bank, the findings suggested that tourism will be a major economic sector in Palestine, Which lacks tourism facilities, better special management and attractive tourism sites is also needed but the Israeli security policies create barrier against the execution of Palestinian development plans the study also reveals it has managerial and policy implications in terms of preparation of growth and tourism promotion