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WHAT IS TOURISM?

It is the movement of people to and their stay in various destinations away from their usual environment for a period less than one year for the purposes of visiting friends & relatives, business, leisure e.t.c Therefore, tourism has the following elements Movements from one place (source) to another place (destination). Destination is usually a place away from the tourist’s place of residence or work. The period of visit is a minimum of 24 hours and a maximum of one year. There are several reasons or motivation of traveling i.e. visit friends and relatives, leisure, business, education & research, meetings &conferences, wildlife, beach tourism, sports, photography & filming, health & recreation e.t.c

FORMS OF TOURISM

Tourists travel for different purposes and hence different form of tourism, namely:- · Cultural tourism : - it uses culture of a people as the main attraction. · Mass tourism : - it is whereby tourists visit an area in large numbers after buying packaged holidays. They book and travel as group in order to bargain for discounts as well as minimize costs. · Eco – tourism : - it is the type of tourism that seeks to maximize tourism benefits at the same time causing minimal environmental disturbance. · Sports tourism : - it is based on travel to participate in sporting events as participants or as fans. · Pilgrimage : - travel to sites of religious importance i.e. Mecca by Muslims, Jerusalem by Christians e.t.c · Agro - tourism: - it uses agriculture as an att...

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