"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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World leaders work to craft agreement on credit crisis
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:15:00 -0000
Speaking after a meeting with financial officials from the so-called G-7, President Bush said, "We will do what it takes to resolve the crisis and the world's economy will emerge stronger as a result."
Faulty eyewitnesses doomed 19 Dallas County suspects
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:41:00 -0000
Faulty eyewitness testimony that led to 19 wrongful convictions in Dallas County sent the innocent to prison as police and prosecutors ignored safeguards and built cases with flimsy corroboration, according to a newspaper investigation.
Where has all the money gone after the stock crash?
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:38:00 -0000
Trillions in stock market value — gone. Trillions in retirement savings — gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll — gone, gone, gone.
Democrats may seek tax rebate, food stamps in aid plan
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:07:00 -0000
Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
Texas drivers owe millions in fines, and it's time to pay up
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:03:00 -0000
The Texas Department of Public Safety has given a private collection agency the green light to contact convicted drivers who haven't paid owed state surcharge penalties.
Officials: 3 killed in U.S. missile strike in Pakistan
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:28:00 -0000
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people late Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, the latest in a series of attacks in a region where top al-Qaida leaders are believed to be living, two intelligence officials said.

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Woman dies after Slaughter Lane wreck; Bank robbery suspect sought
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:04:36 -0400
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Lawmaker asks DPS to rescind new driver's license rules
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:46:36 -0400
IMMIGRATION
150 Dallas school employees lose jobs
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:38:55 -0400
The planned layoff of nearly 1,100 employees in the Dallas school district began Thursday, with the cutting of 150 noncontract workers and the elimination of 100 vacant positions.

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