Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes
or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The
World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
to and stay 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". Tourism has become a popular global leisure
activity.
Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated
by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes
levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity
for employment in the service industries associated with tourism.
