Local Tourism in 'Aseer Region

Abstract

Tourism nowadays is a significant economic resource increasingly contributing in the total product of many countries. Because of the importance of tourism in improving local resources and reflecting man's cultural creativeness, the Saudi Kingdom is carefully trying to exploit the outputs of heritage, culture, environment and society in order to implement them to the welfare of the Saudi people and contribute in varying the product resources. Although the attention given to this field in the Kingdom is more or less late, this attention helps the Kingdom to compete with countries that preceded the Kingdom in the field. The Kingdom tries to encourage the tourist investments and build active tourist sector capable of coping with the world tourist developments. The economy of many countries depends on investment in historical utilities, ancient palaces and houses, sublime nature(mountains, coasts…etc.), historical museums and many other things. There are many factors that attract people to 'Aseer like its temperate climate throughout the year, its various topographic relief, historical and ancient places and retreats