Özet:

It is understood that the economic benefits provided by the tourism industry to the region and the country have reached the point of attention in recent years by researchers, local governments and other stakeholders. The aim of this research is to evaluate the tourism activities of Adana in terms of regional development and to demonstrate its importance in the economy of the city. It is important to investigate the role of the tourism industry in the economic structure of Turkey. In the data collection process of the research, 457 data were obtained from local stakeholders using the questionnaire method. As a result of the research, it was determined that local stakeholders think that the tourism activities in the city are contributing to employment, foreign exchange inflow and investment increase to the region and suggestions for updating the investment and regional plans of the city have been introduced in order to benefit more from the economic impacts of tourism.

Anahtar Kelimeler: