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Tourism
Tourism is the practice of traveling for pleasure.
In other words tourism promotes travel for people wanting to relax and enjoy leisure time. It is also the business of providing tours and services for tourists. Tourists are people who travel for pleasure. They could also be people who go visit countries they've never been to so that they could touch different cultures and history.
In other words tourism promotes travel for people wanting to relax and enjoy leisure time. It is also the business of providing tours and services for tourists. Tourists are people who travel for pleasure. They could also be people who go visit countries they've never been to so that they could touch different cultures and history.
The 4 types of tourism:
- Coastal Tourism - needs, sun, sand and sea and involves large amounts of relaxation.
- Winter Tourism - takes place in mountain regions and includes skiing/snowboarding.
- Adventure Tourism - is a recent development and includes climbing, trekking, cycling.
- Cultural Tourism - includes visits to historic sites, interesting cities, different cultures.
WHY tourism is rapidly increasing:
- Greater affluence - People these days have much more money available to spend on luxury items.
- More leisure time - People have more time for leisure pursuits as a result people now have shorter working week and longer paid holidays which leads them to retire earlier.
- Better ways of Transportation - The tremendous improvement in roads, rails and air travel give opportunities for tourists to travel conveniently. Also the increase in car ownership has raised the amount of people to travel.
- Package holidays - Cheaper holidays with good deals and a lot of activities are prepared.
- Advertising - Ads are now everywhere during our daily life. On your computer, commercials, brochures, and etc. It persuades more people to travel.