الإعلام السياحي و أثره في التنمية و الوعي السياحي في محافظة النجف الأشرف

Abstract EN

Tourism in Iraq in general and the governorate of Najaf in particular occupies a distinct position among the economic activities، in addition to its cultural and civilizational effects، and in accordance with the increase in demand and the increase in tourists، as there are areas that are considered tourist exporters، thus increasing the interest of this activity because it provides a significant source of Hard currency and reduce the unemployment rate as well as the development of large regions.

The research aims at revealing the importance of tourism information and its impact on tourism development in Najaf province.

The importance of the study is highlighted by the role played by the media in tourist attractions and promoting the product as a real market.

The structure of the research contained four topics،the first is the media: its concept، importance and objectives.

And the second topic focused on tourism: its concept، importance، types and objectives.

While the third contained the geographical location of Najaf province.

And the fourth topic dealt with the role of the media in the development of tourism and tourism awareness in the governorate of Najaf.