Types of alternative tourism and its impact on the regional economy; Hatay example

This thesis, it is aimed to examine alternative tourism types and the economic impact of alternative tourism in Turkey's Hatay province. The concept of tourism has been examined by classifying them as types of tourism. Alternative tourism and its types were classified and examined. Relationships between types of tourism were examined. The Bartlett Test was applied to the data obtained as a result of the survey conducted with 450 participants, reliability analysis, Pearson correlation test and Anova Test for Demographic Variables were used. Finally, in the conclusion part, the findings obtained in this study in the case of Hatay region are presented, the advantages and potential of the region are expressed and the necessary action suggestions are made to benefit from this potential.