Main types of tourism

Tourism is

• The business of providing services such as transport, places to stay and entertainment for people.

• The ways in which people stays at home

Domestic tourism is when

• a tourist travels within their own country

• a tourist leaves his/her own country to visit another country

One advantage of domestic tourism is

Inbound tourism is when

• a tourist from one country travels to another that is not their normal country of residence

• a tourist travels within his/her own country

Outbound tourism is when

• a tourist stays in the country they normally live

• a tourist leaves the country where they normally live and travel to another country

International tourism is

• tourists staying and travelling in their own country.

• Tourist travelling internationally, inbound or outbound.

International tourism takes more preparation and planning than domestic tourism. Preparation may include: