DOS in Geography, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore – 570006, India.
Online published on 30 March, 2012.
Traveling especially for recreational and leisure purposes has been regarded as one of the human beings’ needs. The phenomenon of tourism is dedicated to 1/10th of the world population. It is the biggest reason for moving people moving to different peaceful places. Technological, transportation and communication advancement, expansion of exports and industrial products, increase of income, globalization and its related factors, increase of leisure time, improvement of pension, improvement of public health and other factors have caused drastic changes in industrial countries, especially cities. Semnan province has difference in height of Southern and Northern regions and the various landscape and weather conditions in the province.
Tourism, development, landscape, Semnan province