Payman Alidustzoghi - Master of Finance Management, Islamic Azad University Of Rasht
Negar Ahmadi shad - Master student of Marketing Management, Islamic Azad University Of Rasht

Tourism industry has got a very good position in the global level and is the third job and capital generating instrument after the oil industry and the automotive industry.This industry has also caused the widespread income and the closeness of nations and cultures to each other.The capabilities of tourism industry has made everyone believe that this industry is shortcut for the economic development in developing countries and producing wealth in industrializedcountries. The development of the tourism industry, particularly for the developing countries, including Iran which is confronted with problems such as high unemployment, limited financial resources and single-product economy, and also rich in natural scenic, archaeological,historical, and entertainment pilgrimage, is of great importance.According to what has been said, this article investigates the role of tourism industry in the economic development of the free zone.The research method is descriptive and the statistical population is comprised of thestaff of the Free Zone, from among which 400 were selected through random sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect the data, and Pearson and Spearman correlations were used to analyze the data.The results indicate that there a relationship between tourism and economicdevelopment

tourism, the effects of tourism, sustainable development, economic development,residents’ support from tourism