Presentation to the Second International Workshop on the Business of Geotourism and Geoparks, 14th May 2018, Perth, Western Australia

1. Geotourism in Qeshm Island
UNESCO Global Geopark, Iran
Shahrzad Khodayar
Master of Business by Research
Candidate
Supervisors:
Prof. Ross Dowling, Dr. Gregory Willson

2. IRAN
Tehran
Qeshm Island

3. Qeshm Island

4. Qeshm Geopark

5. Qeshm Island
• Population - 200,000
• A unique traditional culture
• A Free Trade Zone

6. • 3,000,000 visitors annually
• Women empowerment in tourism sector
Tourism in Qeshm Island

7. Qeshm Geopark and Geotourism
• UNESCO Global Geopark
• 25 Geosites
• Local involvement

8. What the Local People think about
Geotourism / Geopark
 An overall of happiness about the
impacts of geotourism (93%)
 Great awareness of positive economic
benefits (72%)
 Geotourism development has
improved the physical appearance of
Qeshm Island (77%)
Also:
 Residents negative attitude (11%)

10. Thank you
“‫”سپاسگزارم‬