Tourism may be defined as the
processes, activities, and
outcomes arising from the
relationships and the interactions
among tourists, tourism
suppliers, host governments,
host communities, and
surrounding environments
that are involved
in the attracting
and hosting
of visitors.
,UNWTO Definition of Tourism
Tourism 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.
, Visitor
A “visitor” is defined as those
persons who travel to a country
other than that in which they
have their usual residence but
outside their usual environment
for a period not exceeding
twelve months and whose main
purpose of visit is other than
the exercise of an activity
remunerated from within
the place visited.