Ardabil 2023; An opportunity to introduce winter tourism attractions
Meanwhile, Ardabil province spent the first half of 1401 with more than one million and 500 thousand tourists staying in its residences, which has significant capacities and attractions to attract tourists in cold seasons and winter tourism, and the use of these capacities requires strengthening communication infrastructures. Especially air transportation.
According to the report of Jahan Sorah, quoted by IRNA, the first half of the year 1401 has been over for a few days now, and the tourism of Ardabil province was able to get out of stagnation and revive to a certain extent by attracting this number of tourists to the residences of the province after 2 years of the spread of Corona. take
Despite the challenges and the lack of cheap accommodation infrastructure and easy transportation during this period, more than four million traffic was recorded in the communication axes of Ardabil province, which is remarkable in its own way, however, one of the problems of the tourism industry in Ardabil province is its seasonality. Because the coldness of the air temperature in the second half of the year and the difficulties of transportation during these days cause the number of tourists to decrease compared to the first half of the year. Therefore, in order for Ardabil province to be able to host tourists in all seasons of the year, the infrastructure needed for these days should be provided.
The introduction of Ardabil as the tourism capital of ECO member countries in 2023 is an opportunity to look again at the tourism industry of Ardabil province and to solve the obstacles and challenges facing it, including winter tourism, especially since the Ardabil 2023 event plans are from late December and early January and the beginning of the winter season. Will start.
It may seem that the beginning of this regional event with the beginning of the cold seasons and after the spring and summer has passed, is not compatible with the theme and centrality of this event, which is really based on the tourism capacities of Ardabil, and it would have been better if this happened from the summer and at the same time The arrival of a huge number of travelers began, but from another point of view, this event is an opportunity to pay attention to the capabilities and attractions of autumn and winter tourism in Ardabil province and can be its revival.
Ardabil province has its special and unique attractions in the cold seasons of the year. Alvares Sarein, Shabil Meshginshahr and Andabil Khalkhal ski slopes can turn Ardabil province into a hub for winter games and competitions and attract the attention of those interested in it. In addition to this, tourist attractions such as more than 110 well-equipped mineral spa springs and hydrotherapy facilities and more than 220 accommodation units in the province and the tourist cities of Sareen and Meshginshahr, especially in the cold seasons, are considered the best attraction for attracting and staying travelers and tourists.
The natural gift of spas and water treatments, which can be obtained from the slopes of the magnificent Sablan, is important not only from the point of view of tourism, but also from the point of view of tourism, and as the reputation of the healing properties of Sarein spas, many people from around the province and Iran to use the properties. Their treatment encourages and attracts them, informing the ECO member countries about the existence of spa centers in Ardabil province will undoubtedly be effective in motivating tourists from those countries to travel to the ECO tourism capital.
Therefore, the heat and cold of Ardabil winter should not be considered as an obstacle for tourism and as the opposite of the Ardabil 2023 event, but since Ardabil province witnessed the residence of one million and 500 tourists and travelers in the official residences of the province in the first half of 1401 and about four and Half a million incoming traffic has been recorded in the province, the possibility of accepting a large number of winter travelers is also available in the province, and the introduction of tourist attractions can make this a reality.
According to the announcement of the General Administration of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts in Ardabil, in the first half of this year, more than 100,000 people visited the museums of the province, of which 1,128 were foreign nationals and the rest were domestic travelers and tourists. It shows that if the autumn and winter places and resorts of the province are properly presented, the presence and visits of those places will definitely increase in the cold seasons of the year.
On the other hand, travel fever among the people of the world in the post-corona period is an important factor in the tourism boom, and the increase of these conditions by introducing Ardabil as the tourism capital of ECO member countries will directly affect the tourists, businessmen, businessmen, tourists and tourists of these countries. And the proximity of these countries to our dear Iran, which is one of the components of choosing Ardabil as the capital of tourism, is the reason to travel and visit Ardabil even in the cold seasons of the year.
Many tourist-friendly places in Ardabil, such as the historical and covered market, the world complex of Sheikh Safiuddin Ardabili with related sub-categories such as the Ibrahimi House and the Chinese House, and museums of anthropology and natural history can also be very accessible and attract opinions.
With this account, as much as the sightseeing spots and centers of Ardabil are told in the cold seasons, the attention of foreign nationals to the resorts of this province in the spring and summer seasons will also be increased, and considering the beginning of hosting Ardabil as the tourism capital of ECO countries since late In December, it is very important to deal with the sightseeing spots and make them stand out in the eyes of the audience, for the continuation of the one-year programs of the mentioned event and to enjoy its economic and currency benefits.
Development of Ardabil Airlines; A solution that should not be ignored.
A very important and important point in this context is the provision of transportation for travelers to Ardabil province in the cold seasons of the year. The fact is that Ardabil province is facing many problems in terms of transportation infrastructure, so that it is one of the few provinces in the country that even its center does not have a highway connection with the capital. In addition to this, the Ardabil Central Railway has not yet been put into operation despite the considerable mobility in the 13th government. Therefore, it seems that in the current situation, the use of the province’s air transport infrastructure can partially solve the existing gaps in this field. . Ardabil province has two airports, Shahada Ardabil and Pars Abad. Encouraging airlines to establish flight routes to these airports, developing and providing navigation equipment for these airports to be able to use it in different weather conditions can solve part of the problems of moving passengers to the province.
The Economic Cooperation Organization, which is known by its English abbreviation “ECO”, was first formed in 1341 with the membership of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey under the name “RCD” which means Regional Civil Cooperation Organization, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in In 1372, when the countries of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan joined it, this organization was known as ECO.
This organization now has 10 members, nearly half a billion people and an area of about 8,700,000 square kilometers, and the organization’s secretariat is in Tehran, and the ultimate goal of the ECO organization is sustainable economic and tourism development to improve the lives and well-being of its members. And the year 2023 is a blessed opportunity for Ardabil to enjoy the economic and foreign trade blessings of this important event by relying on its tourism beauty.
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