The application of planning model to the classification of villages with the potential of tourist attraction: A case study in Bandar Anzali city, Iran

One of the financial resources of every country is tourism. Iran, a great country in the Middle East, is undoubtedly one of the countries that attract tourists. There are 32 provinces in Iran, one of which is Guilan, located in the north with a moderate climate. There are 16 cities, one of which is Bandar Anzali, located by the Caspian Sea. Bandar Anzali is actually one of the tourist attractions which appeal to many tourists every year. In order to recognize tourism capacities, planning models can be used. The main goal of this paper is to study the tourism potentials of villages of Bandar Anzali that will increase the rural tourism of this region. Using Gatman’s developed model, the villages were ranked according to their capacities. The villages ranked one have the most capacities for tourism and the villages ranked two and three have the least capacities. The method used in this survey is descriptive-analytical

Key words: Rural tourism, tourism capacities, planning model, Bandar Anzali.