Potential of the Skiing Tourism in Kyrgyzstan: A Research on Tourists Visiting Karakol Zone

Barış ERDEM

Tourism has been acknowledged as a case that is dependent on the potential of a geographical area and also formalizes the area which it is present at. In other words, touristic activities have an important role on developing the area. Especially, this condition in developing countries comes into prominence more prominently. It has been mooted that tourism in backward cities and areas will go on becoming one of the leading sectors as long as natural and cultural conditions are convenient (Koşan, 2006, 439)