Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to explore the thermal tourism potential of the Haymana district and the attitude of the local people towards thermal tourism. The study, which used the karma research model, involved 250 people living in the Haymana district center. The "Thermal Tourism Scale" developed by the researcher for the purpose of gathering data and the semi-built conversation form was applied. The SPSS 23.00 package program was used for the analysis of data and the content analysis was used for the analysis of quality data. As a result of the study, the majority of participants said that thermal tourism activities brought economic prosperity to Haymana, provided new business spaces and increased investments. In the views of the local people on the problems of thermal tourism in Haymana, the promotion and lack of thermal facilities in the district, the unconsciousness of the people about tourism and the lack of social life centers in the district have come to the forefront. Participants expressed the increase in investments for the development of thermal tourism in Haymana, the greater attention to promotional and advertising activities, the improvement of thermal facilities in both quantitative and qualitative terms, the increase in the number of social spaces in the district and the awareness of the public about thermal tourism.

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