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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Drive-Alive - Driving holidays in Europe. Hotels and self-catering accommodation. Tourist information, route planning, travel insurance.
Meta Description: [ Everything for your self-drive motoring holiday in Europe at great prices. Fly drive or choose your ferry crossings or Eurotunnel to France Belgium Ireland Denmark Germany Sweden Norway and Spain. Over 2500 hotels thousands of holiday homes and apartments. Search camping and mobile homes in Franc... ]
Euro-Festival Information Centre - An organization of European festivals with more than 90 international performing arts festivals from 30 countries. Site includes news and events calendar.
EuroCamp - Camping, self-catering holidays and short breaks in Europe. Includes information about the resorts available, with online booking and travel guides.
Meta Description: [ Eurocamp offer camping and self catering holidays on superbly equipped holiday parks throughout Europe with a choice of accommodation - for the best prices book online. ]
Eurotrotter - Selection of sites on travel in Europe, countries, regions, accommodation, transport, culture and history.
Holiday TravelWatch - Consumer organisation that gives advice, assistance and support in resolving holiday complaints.
Meta Description: [ Holiday TravelWatch is a National Consumer’s Organisation that explains how you can claim compensation when youve had a holiday hell! Callers receive free impartial advice ON legal rights AND information about the RIGHT travel lawyer. ]
Holiday Truths - Find out what others think of accommodation offered by the UK tour operators.
Meta Description: [ HolidayTruths.co.uk Holiday-Truth The truths about holidays, hotels and resorts. HolidayTruths.co.uk Reviews and reports on holidays, hotels and resorts ]
Regional Culinary Heritage - Official homepage of the European network of Regional Culinary Heritage. Here you can find restaurants, inns and farmshops serving and selling regional foods in regions throughout Europe.
Meta Description: [ Your guide to restaurants, farmshops and regional food producers throughout Europe where you can enjoy regional foods. ]
Touring Europe Organisation - Focuses on touring by motorcycle. Includes links to sites of race tracks, shopping for motorcycle-related products, and ferry and motorail shipping services.
Meta Description: [ Brittany Ferries car ferry to france & spain, hotels and gites, accommodation database, maps of france & spain. Everything for motoring, motorcycling, camping and caravaning holidays. Hotels, B&B's, Table d'hotes, Select and make ferry reservations. Advice on access to email whilst abroad and spa... ]
Travel Ink - Travel writing and consulting. Specializing in workshops on planning a trip to Europe for a first-time traveler and travel safety.
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