Tourism entails traveling for mainly recreational or relaxation reasons, or the providing services in order of supporting this recreational travel. According to the World Tourism Organization tourists are individuals who “travel to and reside in locations outside their customary environment for less than one successive year for vacation, business and other reasons not associated to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. Currently tourism is a very popular worldwide recreational activity for many people. Statistics indicates that in the year 2006, more than 842 million global tourist visits were reported (World Tourism Organization, 2007)
In addition Milne (1998) described tourism as being the total summation of the phenomenon and relations emanating from traveling and staying of non-residents, as far as the non-residents don’t permanently reside in the area they are visiting and are not associated with income generating activities. Where in1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism gave a definition of Tourism, as specific activities chosen by preference and done away from the home location (Milne, 1998)
In addition Milne (1998) described tourism as being the total summation of the phenomenon and relations emanating from traveling and staying of non-residents, as far as the non-residents don’t permanently reside in the area they are visiting and are not associated with income generating activities. Where in1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism gave a definition of Tourism, as specific activities chosen by preference and done away from the home location (Milne, 1998)
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