I am supposed to ask what people really think it is/ how would they describe it for my school assignment, please help!
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Tourism is important and, in some cases, vital for many countries. It was recognized in the Manila Declaration on World Tourism of 1980[7] as "an activity essential to the life of nations because of its direct effects on the social, cultural, educational, and economic sectors of national societies and on their international relations.
The definition of Travel Travel is changing location using different types of transport. People can travel by * Road * Air * Sea * Rail The definition of tourism Tourism is the temporary short term movement of people to destination outside the place they normally live or work. For example young couple travel to New York visit friends. Types of tourism Tourism can be divided into three categories: Domestic tourism This is when people take holidays, short breaks and day trips in they own country e.g. couple from Manchester goes to visit Birmingham for one week. Inbound tourism This is when people enter the country from their own country of origin or another country which is not their home. e.g. students from Spain comes to London visit the city. Outbound tourism This is when people travel away from the country where they normally live. e.g. family from Newquay decide to give London a miss this year a take two weeks holiday in Italy The Components of Travel and Tourism Travel and tourism its made up of different components which work together to provide holidays and other travel products to client
Travel is an activity that is undertaken by individuals and group of individuals. People travel for personal work, for business and for enjoyment. Tourism refers to the business or industry that is engaged in providing services and facilities to tourists - that is, people on tour - for their travel related need
Travel is related to an individual's movement from one place to another due to work, to meet family/friends for a short while or healthcare. Tourism, on the other hand, refers to the movement of an individual for recreational purposes. People travel to all sorts of locations and places, however, tourism is mainly limited to locations with tourism potential, such as national parks, monuments, museums, beach, big cities, etc.
The best way to think of the difference between travel and tourism is one is part of the other but this did does not mean that they are the same.
In short, tourism is a part of travel, but not all travel is tourism.
When a person travels for tourism, he or she is traveling for leisure. This will entail a different mindset. This means that the people in the destination will also have a different mindset. They will set up business and other industries to receive people and capitalize on this. For example, just look at a tourist destinations - prices are higher and amenities are catered for people's convenience.
Travel, on the other hand, is broad. People can travel for many reasons. For example, a person can travel for business to a remote region to start a mining company. If he or she does that, there might be nothing there, certainly no industries for tourism. There are other reason why people may travel - visit family, friends, funerals, weddings, and many other reason. These reasons may have nothing to do with tourism.