"Tourist" redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album)

For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album)

see List of popular tourist regions

Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. Tourists are people who are "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited" (official UNWTO definition). The distance between these two places is of no significance.

A more comprehensive definition would be that tourism is a service industry, comprising a number of tangible and intangible components. The tangible elements include transport systems — air, rail, road, water and now, space; hospitality services — accommodation, foods and beverages, tours, souvenirs; and related services such as banking, insurance and safety and security. The intangible elements include: rest and relaxation, culture, escape, adventure, new and different experiences.

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dianawebber (diana webber) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:09:02 -0000
TravelMole - The Online Community for the Travel and Tourism Industry http://ping.fm/ZCKaY
RT @vinod_sharma: @ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
gopinathmm (gopinathmm) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:54:40 -0000
RT @vinod_sharma: @ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
[Travel and Hotels] Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss. http://bit.ly/7pwlGH
HotelsTravel (Hotels and Travel) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:53:40 -0000
[Travel and Hotels] Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss. http://bit.ly/7pwlGH
RT @vinod_sharma: ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
confusedsoul (confusedsoul ) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:22:55 -0000
RT @vinod_sharma: ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
vinod_sharma (Vinod Sharma) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:34 -0000
ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
RT @vinod_sharma: @ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.
ImpsMom (Jyoti) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:10:48 -0000
RT @vinod_sharma: @ShashiTharoor should be shifted to Ministry of Tourism. He is the Discovery Travel and Living Channel of Twitter.

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