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- "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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100 years in the air started with Zeppelin's passenger service
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:39:16 -0000
We're celebrating a century of Count von Zeppelin's 1909 bright idea: passenger airline travel. Once Europe's most famous man, ...
Air Zimbabwe plane smashes into wild pigs
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:11 -0000
Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital ...
Airplane part falls onto front lawn near NYC
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:39 -0000
An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into ...
CNN.com - Travel
A vacation with a perspective
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:29:44 -0500
CNN's Arwa Damon talks about her trips with Habitat for Humanity
Canada's secret slopes
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:24:18 -0500
All Olympic eyes will be on Whistler Blackcomb next year as it hosts the 2010 Winter Games' alpine skiing events. But those in the know will be heading to British Columbia's vast, snowy interior for its cool old-school mountain towns and the best powder and terrain in North America.
Fly-by pilots appeal FAA decision
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:38:36 -0500
Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis, Minnesota, airport are appealing a decision to revoke their licenses, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said Thursday.
AOL City Guide - Local Airports - A print it and go guide to airports across the country. Find out where to get the cheapest parking, how to get to and from the airport, and how to avoid the most common frustrations.
CityTown Info - Directory of official, city and town, government, Chamber of Commerce and convention and visitors bureau websites.
Meta Description: [ Directory of official, city and town, government, chamber of commerce, convention & visitors bureau, fire department, police department, public library, public school, etc, websites. ]
Fall Color Update - USDA Forest Service Fall Foliage Hotline information and links to regional resources.
Meta Description: [ USDA Forest Service national headquarters website; the home page and gateway to all Forest Service websites. ]
Haunted America Tours - Haunted hotels across the United States. Ghost stories, paronomal investigations, and haunted tours.
Meta Description: [ MOST haunted,america,tours,ghost house,cemetery,paranormal,news,building,stories,photos,Hauntings,Paranormal Investigation,urban legends,ghost pictures,reports,hauntings,top ten ]
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LeafPeepers.com - Leafpeepers.com is a national resource for fall and autumn foliage reports, travel guides, and leafpeeping resources
Lewis and Clark 200 - Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration portal with historical facts, expedition journal entries, and listings of where to eat, sleep, shop, and have fun along the trail.
Meta Description: [ Lewis and Clark Northwest Trek Montana real estate vacation ]
US Chamber of Commerce Directory - Directory of local US Chamber of Commerce and convention and visitor bureaus sites.
Meta Description: [ U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau Directory with links to local and state chambers and tourist bureaus ]
USA Tourism.com - Directory of lodgings, attractions, museums, and parks by state. Clickable map.
Meta Description: [ USA Tourism is the place for all of your travel needs in the United States. You can
research lodging, campgrounds, attractions, state parks, national parks, museums, auto rentals,
and shopping for all 50 states. ]
World's Largest Roadside Attractions - All of the attractions on the lists have either been proclaimed as the world's largest, or are, by virtue of their uniqueness or size, in all likelihood the largest. Most sites are in the United States.
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