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http://www.corporate.canada.travel/en/ca/glossary.html Tourism The definition of tourism follows that adopted by the World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Statistical Commission: "the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".
Tourism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search "Tourist" redirects here. For other uses, see Tourist (disambiguation).
Both Paris and France have remained the most visited city and country these last years.[citation needed] Here is the Eiffel Tower, the 4th most visited monument in the world.[citation needed]
Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru. Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay 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". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2006, there were over 842 million international tourist arrivals.[1] Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services such as cruise ships and taxis, accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues, and other hospitality industry services such as spas and resorts.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/soe/95/28.htm Ecotourism: nature-based tourism which involves education and interpretation of the natural environment and is managed to be ecologically sustainable
http://www.go2hr.ca/BCsTourismbrIndustry/WhatisTourism/tabid/71/Default.aspx
What is Tourism? Although many of us have been "tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually is can be difficult. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes.
Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly adapt to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism
http://www.corporate.canada.travel/en/ca/glossary.html Tourism The definition of tourism follows that adopted by the World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Statistical Commission: "the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".
Tourism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search "Tourist" redirects here. For other uses, see Tourist (disambiguation).
Both Paris and France have remained the most visited city and country these last years.[citation needed] Here is the Eiffel Tower, the 4th most visited monument in the world.[citation needed]
Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru. Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay 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". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2006, there were over 842 million international tourist arrivals.[1] Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services such as cruise ships and taxis, accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues, and other hospitality industry services such as spas and resorts.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/soe/95/28.htm Ecotourism: nature-based tourism which involves education and interpretation of the natural environment and is managed to be ecologically sustainable
http://www.go2hr.ca/BCsTourismbrIndustry/WhatisTourism/tabid/71/Default.aspx
What is Tourism? Although many of us have been "tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually is can be difficult. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes.
Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly adapt to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism
