Requirements for the Development of the Tourism Sector and it's Role of Diversifying Sources of Income in Iraq

Tourism development encourages small and medium sized businesses to get developed which adds to the diversification of income sources. In the study, two main variables have been identified. The independent variable is development and the dependent variable is income sources. In order to further analyze the impacts through regression, five more independent variables have been identified. Hotels, travel agencies, restaurants, cleanliness and infrastructure are great sources of income in tourism sector. To conduct the research, 350 residents from Erbil, Baghdad and Ur have been selected as a sample of the primary research containing 10 questionnaires. The questionnaire have been analyzed in 5-point Likert scale and the results show a positive relationship between development and income sources. Range of data analysis methods have been applied to conduct the research like Regression, correlation, frequency, percentage, mean, mode, median. Finally, some recommendations regarding the development which would enhance the diversity of income sources have been provided.