Abstract:

People participate in tourism activities individually or collectively for a certain period of time due to reasons such as moving away from the brisk, intense and overwhelming environment of city life, resting, having fun, having education, health, curiosity, pleasure, sports, religious, cultural and similar reasons. Thermal tourism is one of these tourism activities. In this study, Döngele is considered to be important for thermal tourism and located in Kahramanmaras province. The purpose of this study is to determine the tourism potential of Döngele spa, to explain what it means for the region and to show how the potential for tourism should be evaluated in the best way. For this purpose, surveys were carried out to visitors from the locals and facilities in the region. The survey data was analyzed by frequency distribution method. In this study where field works were carried out, various maps were produced using Arc Map 10.3 package program considering the data obtained. In addition, suggestions were made on the development of tourism in the region by taking into account the results of field studies, questionnaires and interviews.

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