An Introduction to Edu-Tourism in Northern Cyprus: A Short Communication
Keywords:
Educational tourism, EMU, Famagusta, Economy, Northern CyprusAbstract
The concept and significance of Educational Tourism, as a sub type of tourism, has gained high attention and popularity in recent decades among researchers, tourism policy makers and also public and private sectors. Educational tourism occurs when an individual travels to somewhere and during the trip intentionally or unintentionally involves in the process of learning. Since tourism is considered as one of the main industries and sectors highly contributing to economic development of North Cyprus, this region can be an ideal case for studying the issue of educational tourism. This article tries to introduce the educational tourism as an important alternative source of economy accelerator in the context of Northern Cyprus.
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