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    Factors affecting Geotourism development in Erta ale active volcano, North East Ethiopia.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-05) Debebe, Seblewengele; Thirubhuvan, J.(PhD)
    The study is undertaken to Factors affecting geo-tourism development in Erta ale, North East Ethiopia. In order to answer the research question both close ended and open ended questionnaire were developed and distributed for one hundred international tourists and forty tour operators. In addition to focus group discussion, interview and non participant observation were tools for data collection. It relied on both primary and secondary data. The study is expressed as a descriptive study with both qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches. Therefore, both qualitative and quantitative types of method have been jointly implemented.International tourists who had an experience of visiting Erta Ale active volcano, key informants from Afar region culture and tourism office, local residents, tour guides selected using non probability purposive sampling whereas tour operators were randomly selected from Addis Ababa. After collecting the data, the qualitative data were analyzed through interpretive and descriptive method. On the other hand, the qualitative data were analyzed with the help of statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 16.0. The finding revealed that insecurity and bad image of the destination, poor marketing and promotion, lack of basic infrastructure, lack of trained human resource are factors affecting geotourism development of the study area.Key words: Geo tourism, SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science).