MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM

It 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.

The sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from  the travel and stay of non-residents, in so far as they do  not lead to permanent residence and are not connected  to any earning activity.

The temporary short-term movement of people  to destinations outside the places where they normally  live and work and their activities during their stay at these  destinations.

  A person who, visits a country other than  that in which he usually resides for a period of at least 24  hours.

Any person visiting a country other than  that of earning money.

temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours,  whose purpose could be leisure, business, family, mission  and meeting.

temporary visitors staying less than 24  hours in the destination visited and not making an overnight  stay

The difference between local travel or traveling within a person's  home community and non-local travel or traveling away from  home.

• DISTANCE

• LENGTH OF STAY

• RESIDENCE OF THE TRAVELER

• PURPOSE OF TRAVEL

It EXCLUDES commuting to and from work and change in

residence.

• DISTANCE

• LENGTH OF STAY

• RESIDENCE OF THE TRAVELER

• PURPOSE OF TRAVEL

The third basic element  of travel. For business and research purposes, it is important to  know where people live.

• DISTANCE

• LENGTH OF STAY

• RESIDENCE OF THE TRAVELER

• PURPOSE OF TRAVEL