Iranian Institute for Social & Cultural Research Journal of Iranian Cultural Research 2008-1847 1 4 2009 07 13 Tourism in Real and Virtual Space Tourism in Real and Virtual Space 1 19 17 10.7508/ijcr.2008.04.001 FA Alireza Dehghan Assistant professor of Communications, University of Tehran Journal Article During these two decades, according to the expansion of communication, there is a deep transformation in individuals’ conception of space. As space plays an important role in tourism, either real or virtual, this transformation happens in the field too. The present study attempts to show how tourism in the contemporary virtualized world, or as some authors name: the dual globalized situation, occurs. During these two decades, according to the expansion of communication, there is a deep transformation in individuals’ conception of space. As space plays an important role in tourism, either real or virtual, this transformation happens in the field too. The present study attempts to show how tourism in the contemporary virtualized world, or as some authors name: the dual globalized situation, occurs. http://www.jicr.ir/article_17_70efdf2ec9b086079795c442636b55fb.pdf