![Picture](/uploads/2/6/6/7/26677506/9162729.jpg?363)
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure, or business purposes, usually of a limited duration.
Tourism is commonly associated with trans-national travel, but may also refer to
travel to another location within the same country. The World
Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling
to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".[1]
Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. Tourism can be domestic
or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing
implications on a country's balance of payments. Today, tourism is major
source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source
and host countries, in some cases it is of vital importance.
Tourism suffered as a result of a strong economic slowdown of the late-2000s
recession, between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009,
and the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus.[2][3] It
than slowly recovered, with international tourist arrivals surpassed the
milestone 1 billion tourists globally for first time in history in 2012.[4]
International tourism receipts (the travel item of the balance of payments) grew to US$1.03
trillion (€740 billion) in 2011, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010.[5] In
2012, China
became the largest spender in international tourism globally with US$102
billion, surpassing Germany and United States. China and emerging markets significantly increase their
spending over the past decade, with Russia and Brazil as noteworthy examples.[6
Tourism is commonly associated with trans-national travel, but may also refer to
travel to another location within the same country. The World
Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling
to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".[1]
Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. Tourism can be domestic
or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing
implications on a country's balance of payments. Today, tourism is major
source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source
and host countries, in some cases it is of vital importance.
Tourism suffered as a result of a strong economic slowdown of the late-2000s
recession, between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009,
and the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus.[2][3] It
than slowly recovered, with international tourist arrivals surpassed the
milestone 1 billion tourists globally for first time in history in 2012.[4]
International tourism receipts (the travel item of the balance of payments) grew to US$1.03
trillion (€740 billion) in 2011, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010.[5] In
2012, China
became the largest spender in international tourism globally with US$102
billion, surpassing Germany and United States. China and emerging markets significantly increase their
spending over the past decade, with Russia and Brazil as noteworthy examples.[6