Özet:

Aim: New trends in the understanding of international tourism and new types of tourism have been reflected in Turkey's tourism policies since the 1980s, and have led to the production of tourism policies in line with this new understanding. This situation has necessitated emphasizing other alternative tourism types such as thermal tourism, winter tourism, faith tourism, which emerged alongside summer tourism with new and different trends and policies, through various information activities such as advertisements and promotions, and thus creating awareness about these types. Based on these requirements, in this research, it is aimed to measure the awareness of the people living in the central district of Kastamonu about summer tourism, winter tourism, activity tourism, nature tourism, cultural tourism, exploration tourism, adventure tourism and faith tourism. Method: In order to achieve this aim, after obtaining the necessary permissions, a questionnaire was applied to the sample group consisting of 518 participants over the age of 20 who lived in the central district of Kastamonu for at least three years. In this research convenience sampling method was used and data were collected via Google forms based on the criterion of volunteering. The analysis of the quantitative data obtained in the research was made using SPSS 26 Windows Package Statistics Program, and in the the analysis of the data, the Chi-Square Test was applied as well as the descriptive statistics. Findings: As a result of the research, it was seen that there were significant differences between the participants' knowledge about tourism types according to their gender, marital status, education level, occupation status and monthly income. Discussion: Relevant institutions and organizations increase their cooperation among themselves, put forward more projects related to tourism increase, culture in Kastamonu, the City of Saints, where blue and green embrace, which has three national parks, where the Black Sea climate and continental climate embrace, home to many civilizations. It will contribute to the course of all tourism, from culture tourism to faith tourism, from summer tourism to winter tourism.