Concept information
Preferred term
tourism
Definition
- Tourism is defined as travel to a place outside the usual residential environment, involving a stay of at least one night but no more than 1 year, with varying motivations, such as business, pleasure, visits to friends and relatives (VFR), and education. It is one of the world's largest industries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Tourism]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- authenticity (tourism)
- business tourism
- catering industry
- cultural tourism
- ecological tourism
- equitable tourism
- foreign tourism
- hotel industry
- mass tourism
- religious tourism
- river tourism
- rural tourism
- sport tourism
- tourism management
- tourism policy
- tourist exchange
- tourist infrastructure
- tourist profession
- travel agency
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/tourism
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