"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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Editorial: DoC deserves pat on back for cove stall
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +1200
More often than not when tourists take the trouble to make their way to one of the beautiful remote beaches in the Greek Islands, they will find a small, unobtrusive taverna selling basic food and drink.Its existence says much...
Tongariro: Over the volcano
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +1200
My 8-year-old daughter jumped down the steps, twirled, skipped, twirled again and ran off down the path."Where does she get the energy?" moaned one of our fellow walkers. It was a good question - we, and the 8-year-old, were coming...
Gushing volcano an island of fascination
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +1200
Away from the lush green landscapes and untouched beaches that dominate New Zealand's tourism campaigns is a barren, inhospitable island.What draws visitors to White Island (Whakaari) in boatloads is a fascination with the bizarre...
Budapest: City of spas
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +1200
Sometimes called the "city of spas," Budapest is home to over a dozen thermal spas. The bathhouses make perfect destinations for weary tourists, sore backpackers, and families ? as well as hung-over concert-goers.I visited two...
Mayon: the world's most dangerous tourist attraction
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:06:24 +1200
When one of the world's most active volcanoes blows its top, the obvious course of action is to give it a wide berth. Not so in the Philippines, where thousands of tourists are risking their lives to get close to the spectacular flow...
Sting for man with 'best job in the world'
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:51:48 +1200
Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the "Best Job in the World" as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish. Ben Southall - who won a contest to blog for...
Surreal, thrilling journey into the abyss
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:00:14 +1200
We are floating on an ancient underwater stream in a weird, trippy and pitch-black cave, marvelling at the hundreds of thousands of glow-worms hanging above us emitting their faint but beautiful light.It is then that our blackwater...
Kaipara: Pure shores
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +1200
The Kaipara Harbour's hundreds of watery tendrils are quiet, close places. The harbour is not bright technicolour, like the east coast, nor is it wildly thunderous and wind-swept, like the west. Its beauty is watercolour soft; sun...
Pacific Blue offers direct Cairns flight
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:20:00 +1200
Pacific Blue is taking on Air New Zealand on the Auckland to Cairns route.The New Zealand arm of Virgin Blue announced today that it would start twice-weekly return flights, on Tuesday and Saturday, from March 23.With over...
Travel at the sharp end
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:24:40 +1200
South Canterbury is bathed in sunlight today. There's a fresh breeze keeping the temperature down but at least it's straight from the sea; if not 100 per cent pure, then near enough. I find myself dragging in great gulps of it....I'm...
Free trip on offer ... but there's a catch
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:34:33 +1200
Fancy a free holiday in Mexico, all expenses paid? Or perhaps Guatemala appeals? Flights and hotel accommodation up to the value of ?1600 ($3250) are on offer for 900 volunteers who are prepared to test a remedy for one Subscribe to Travel_and_Tourism RSS feed

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