DETERMINATION OF TOURISM ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD’S BEST TOURISM DESTINATIONS WITH MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHOD
Oğuzhan İlban, Mehmet Kaşli, Hasan Hüseyin Yildirim
DOI: 10.35666/25662880.2015.1.521
UDC: 338.482:303.4(100)
Abstract: In this study, tourism performance of the 15 countries, the most popular tourist destinations of the World, will be analyzed by TOPSIS method. Four factors are determined to measure tourism activities in the countries. These factors are international tourism expenditures, international tourism receipts, international tourism number of arrivals and international tourism number of departures. Then TOPSIS method will be applied to combine the four different factors and convert them into a single performance score. Later, the countries will be ranked and rated. Tourism activities will be used for grading the performance score of the countries. Thus, valuation of tourism activities in the 15 countries will be held for 6 years, between 2009 and 2014, and the obtained results will be compared with th results of international tourism organizations.
Key Words: Tourism Industry, Tourism Activities, Topsis Method