Definitions of tourism

Definitions of tourism on the Web:
Occupation of providing local services such as entertainment, accommodation and catering for tourists. www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/t.html

Comprises 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 not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited. www.nscb.gov.ph/glossary/tourism.asp

Industry promoting sightseeing by people with money. "Tourism is often regarded by the host community as an economic necessity but a social evil." Sometimes used as an excuse to restrict the freedom of locals as with decreasing statutory holidays for NZ shop assistants. www.embassy.org.nz/encycl/t3encyc.htm

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. www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/education/tourism_parks/da3.htm

the all-embracing term for the movement of people to destinations away from their place of residence for any reason other than following an occupation, remunerated from within the country visited, for a period of 24 hours or more http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/SA_NCS_Tourism:Glossary

The act of visiting places for the purpose of enjoyment. www.tldsb.on.ca/schools/huntsvilleps/99/lessons/trade/dictionary.htm

a source of income for a state/country or business based on peoples travel habits/patterns/purchases www.radford.edu/~geog-web/alliance/vaworld/midgloss.html

the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda" http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. A tourist is someone who travels at least eighty kilometres (fifty miles) from home for the purpose of recreation, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations body). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism

Tourism is Roxette's fourth album, released in 1992. It was recorded during their Joyride world tour and is a mixture of live and studio tracks. Some tracks were even recorded in a hotel room, using a suitcase instead of drums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_(album)