tourism

Definition of tourism in English English dictionary: the act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home; collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark; A resource section of the Economic Development Contacts Network; Occupation of providing local services such as entertainment, accommodation and catering for tourists; n Veni, vidi, Visa; The act of visiting places for the purpose of enjoyment; all activities related to the leisure use of the river corridor by individuals from outside the immediate area; {i} practice of traveling for recreation; promotion of tourism; management of tourists; the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"; a source of income for a state/country or business based on peoples travel habits/patterns/purchases; the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda; an industry created by travelers; The practice of travelling for pleasure; Tourism is the business of providing services for people on holiday, for example hotels, restaurants, and trips. the business of providing things for people to do, places for them to stay etc while they are on holiday; Tourism is a service based industry comprising a number of tangible and intangible components The tangible elements include transport, foods and beverages, tours, souvenirs and accommodation, while the intangible elements involve education, culture, adventure or simply escape and relaxation Tourism in Victoria caters for travellers from Melbourne, regional Victoria, interstate and overseas; the act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from ones home
tourism economics: economics based on money from the tourism industry
tourism services: services offered to people which are visiting a country
tourism site: place intended for tourists to visit
libel tourism: A form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result
medical tourism: Travelling across international borders to obtain health careGahlinger, PM. The Medical Tourism Travel Guide: Your Complete Reference to Top-Quality, Low-Cost Dental, Cosmetic, Medical Care & Surgery Overseas. Sunrise River Press, 2008
medical tourism: Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis. Shaywitz, D.A., & Ausiello, D.A. (2002). Global Health: A Chance for Western Physicians to Give - and Receive. The American Journal of Medicine, 113, 354-357.Bezruchka, S. (2000). Medical Tourism as Medical Harm to the Third World: Why? For Whom? Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 11, 77-78.Roberts, M. (2006). Duffle Bag Medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association, 295, 1491-1492.Pinto, A.D., & Upshur, R.E.G. (2009). Global Health Ethics for Students. Developing World Bioethics, 9, 1-10.James, D. (1999). Going Global. The New Physician, 48, online. Accessed 7 May 2009. Jim Baraldi. "A harm in 'medical tourism.' The poor need lasting efforts to improve global health, not feel-good field trips." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 2009
sex tourism: Travel for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes
space tourism: space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes
suicide tourism: Travel for the purpose of committing suicide, as for example to a country where the terminally ill are permitted to die
adventure tourism: Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote areas, where the traveler should expect the unexpected
bookstore tourism: Bookstore tourism is a type of cultural tourism that promotes independent bookstores as a group travel destination. It started as a grassroots effort to support locally owned and operated bookshops, many of which have struggled to compete with large bookstore chains and online retailers
dark tourism: Dark tourism or Grief tourism is tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering. Thanatourism, derived from the Ancient Greek word thanatos for the personification of death, is associated with dark tourism but refers more specifically to violent death; it is used in fewer contexts than the terms dark tourism and grief tourism
gastro-tourism: Recreational travel undertaken solely or primarily to experience the food and drinks of a region
grief tourism: Dark tourism or Grief tourism is tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering. Thanatourism, derived from the Ancient Greek word thanatos for the personification of death, is associated with dark tourism but refers more specifically to violent death; it is used in fewer contexts than the terms dark tourism and grief tourism
poverty tourism: Poverty tourism or poorism is a type of tourism, much akin to slumming, in which tourists travel to less developed places to observe people living in poverty. Poorism travel tours are popular in places like India, Ethiopia, and even places that have had natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis. After Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana became a big poorism site
rural tourism: Rural tourism focuses on participating in a rural lifestyle. It can be a variant of ecotourism. Any village can be a tourist attraction, and many villagers are very hospitable. Agriculture is becoming highly mechanized and therefore requires less manual labor. This is causing economic pressure on some villages, leading to an exodus of young people to urban areas
senior tourism: The practice of providing touristic services for old people
Minister of Tourism: head of the government office responsible for developing and promoting the tourist industry
Ministry of Tourism: government office responsible for developing and promoting the tourist industry
cultural tourism: {i} travel in order to learn about cultures, tourism with the intention of learning about cultures, travelling to urban areas and historic sites and large cities and their cultural facilities
domestic tourism: recreational travel of citizens within their own country
eco-tourism: Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area. + eco-tourist eco-tourists eco-tourist an environmentally sensitive project to cater for eco-tourists
hub of tourism: central tourist spot
sex tourism: the activity of travelling to other countries in order to have sex, especially of a type that is illegal in your own country tourist
student organization for academic tourism: student travel agency

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