Research
The challenges facing sports tourism for special needs groups in Jordan
This seeks to identify the challenges facing sport tourism for special groups in Jordan, identify the difficulties and hindrances facing this form of tourism from performing its desired role, and identify the types of discrimination facing it and its consequences affecting its desired role. This study belongs to exploratory analytical studies; it follows the approach of collecting and analyzing data to reach the results, 250 copies of the questionnaire has been distributed, 220 copies has been returned, 20 of them were excluded. So the study utilized 200 copies of the questionnaire for data collection. The study concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between sports activities of the special needs groups and the process of tourism promotion in Jordan. The study recommended competent authorities to continuously increase interest in sports activities for special needs groups because of their impact on the promotion of tourism in Jordan, and to lift the current positive role of sport tourism programs in particular with regard to the inclusion of sports tourism mainly in tourism programs, and to pay more attention to sports tourism as with the rest of the tourism activities. The Jordanian Government agencies should oversee tourism sport for people with special needs, by sufficiently helping to activate sports tourism for people with special needs in Jordan, and finding legislation and laws to facilitate performing this form of tourism, and increasing government support for tourism.
Information systems and their role in the performance of the Jordanian tourism companies
The study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of information systems used in Jordanian tourism companies and the quality of services provided by these systems, as well as to identify its role in improving the performance of these companies. Questionnaires have been distributed to users of the outputs of the information systems section 132 copies were restored valid for statistical analysis. The main findings of the study is that the information provided by users in Jordanian tourism businesses is efficient to medium degree, except that it does not help to increase the competitiveness of tourist companies, there is not enough continuous update for this information, and the services provided by the information systems section are of medium quality, moreover the training programs offered by the information systems section is not characterized by diversity and innovation, and limited to a category without others, and does not cover all users from all partitions. Information systems improve the performance of the Jordanian tourism companies although it is not flexible to meet changing needs, and does not reduce work cycle times nor reduce operations costs, and does not contribute to the involvement of employees in decision making. Most recommended by Jordanian tourism companies to continuously and sufficiently update the output of the information systems, diversification and renewal of training programs offered by the information systems section, and cover all users of all departments, and increase the flexibility of linking information systems and information systems to reduce work cycle times, and reduce processes operation costs.
