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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Travel and Tourism :: Saint Martin
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Trade Association - SHTA - the voice of the tourism industry on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten / St. Martin. Offering detailed information on what St. Maarten has to offer.
Caribbean-On-Line: St. Maarten/St. Martin - An almost complete travel guide.
Meta Description: [ St. Martin - St. Maarten travel Web site with exclusive maps and hotel and resort information ]
Experience St. Maarten - From the St.Maarten/St. Martin Hotel Association. Offers information about sports (golf, fishing and diving), lodging, shopping, history, maps, sightseeing, and events in the island.
Meta Description: [ The definitive guide to Dutch St.Maarten and French St. Martin; hotels, restaurants, activities, sightseeing, watersports, transportation, events, maps, arts, saba, st barts, st. eustatius, special offers, weddings, contact info - book direct. ]
Mr. St. Martin - Includes accommodations, activities, dining, events, beaches, water sports, transportation, and professional services.
Meta Description: [ Mr. St. Martin -- Your St. Martin / St. Maaretn Authority -- Offering information on the island, restaurants, hotels and resorts, activities, accomodations, car rental, news, and more. ]
St. Maarten / St. Martin Island Information - Includes restaurant reviews, details of villas and hotels, a history, a map and information about the beaches.
St. Maarten Tourist Office - The Dutch section of St Maarten. Travel and tourist information, history, duty-free shopping.
Value Guide of St. Maarten/St. Martin, The - Offers this printed guide to vacationing on the friendly island. Information on leisure activities, restaurants, resorts and shopping. Includes information on pricing and how to order.
Meta Description: [ The Value Guide of St. Maarten/St. Martin offers 152 pages of valuable tourist information, beautiful photos, hotels, restaurants, duty-free shopping, beaches, weddings, exciting nightlife, water sports, sailing, fishing, yacht charters, family activities, and casinos plus discount coupons worth ... ]
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