Travel is making a trip or undertaking a journey from one place to another country or continent ; the reasons for traveling may be obvious. Travel for recreation, travel for visiting friends or family, travel to attend meetings or conferences or some other related events . Apart from these purposes migration and pilgrimages are also valid reasons for a person to travel and start journey covering long distances. The root word for travel is traveilan (to toil) which comes from the French word travailler.
Tourism
Of all reasons stated above we can see tourism first signifying the importance of travel for recreation . To while away free time is the most essential factor that moves a traveler to seek a different destination to go and stay for a few days and return with renewed energy and enthusiasm. So the main purpose is of two kinds; moreover other services pertaining to tourism are also covered under this topic. Nowadays tourism is known as service industry or hospitality industry because it fetches more money to the national income of several countries and so the term industry is aptly added to glorify it . In this regard we can add the definition as given by the United Nations Organisation as explained in its Recommendations on Tourism Stastistics in 1944 such as i) Internal tourism ii) National tourism and iii) International tourism . There are three aspects regarding the tourism i) income kept ready to spend ii) leisure time and iii) transport and accommodation ; based on these aspects tourism is evolved by many Services or Agencies or tourist company whose main job is to make preparations for the successful travel anywhere from and to .
People of all sorts
In the beginning tourism was the major concern of the wealthy people who preferred going out to witness great architectures and buildings and to learn new languages and to know new cultures . At present tourism is no longer the luxury of the rich only ; it has reached the masses and only difference is that the rich can go by air where as the middle class and lower class people have no other choice except the road and rail transport. The medical tourism has become very popular in many countries throwing light on health conditions and to seek experts in the field for complicated diseases. In addition of medical tourism some other kinds of tourism can be cited here to reveal the fact that tourism has become deeply rooted in all countries . Such kinds of other tourisms are adventure tourism, agri tourism, creative tourism, cultural tourism, educational tourism, gambling tourism, heritage tourism, hobby tourism, mass tourism, pilgrimage tourism, shopping tourism, space tourism and so on ; the classifications may be extended to stress the value of tourism and how the people are involved in it .
World tourism
Some organizations take up the main job of world tourism in a different angle or approach as the industry creates employment opportunities for many people ; the tourist sector is rapidly growing on all fronts creating a new record every year thus increasing the number of tourists more and more. Another term has been coined such as tourist market as several products are formed and sold in the name of packages covering all important aspects of travel or tourism . Many kinds of programs are conducted by the organizations keeping in view the trade promotion to the maximum height securing more money; such programs are namely education, competitiveness, sustainable development, ethics in tourism, market intelligence and promotion, economic measurement of tourism and technical cooperation ; all these programs are run by those organizations to promote tourism to be a major source of income.
World's Top Tourist Destinations
In the year 2004, statistical figures were gathered pertaining to tourism and with regard to the fact that how many countries were leading in the travel market . It was found that France comes first, Spain occupies the second rank, third rank goes to U .S and the fourth place goes to China, followed by Italy, U .K.,Mexico.Turkey, Germany, Russia, Austria, Canada, Malaysia, Ukraine, Poland, HongKong, Greece, Hungary, Thailand, Portugal, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Macao, Crortia, and Egypt. One will be simply taken aback if one comes to know the truth in respect of which are the countries in the world that are declared as the top ten earners in tourism namely, U .S, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, U .K. China, Turkey, Austria and Australia. The U.S earns nearly $75 billions and is the most leading country in the tourist sector.
International destinations of American tourists
Western Europe is the main area as visited by U.S and the name of the countries are to be mentioned namely, U .K. France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria, owing to several reasons like dining restaurants, shopping, historical places, cultural sites, Art gallery, Water Sports, Night Clubs and guided tours, Sporting events and Ranch vacations may be other valid reasons for tourism which has become more familiar or popular in such countries . In 2005 India occupied the fifteenth rank internationally as number of American visitors was an encouraging sign. Nearly three and half a lakh visitors arrived and saw the historical places of interest and heritage sites . Americans prove the fact that travel and tourism are two eyes in the world economy and sight seeing is the sole reason for them to come to Indiacountry-region> as Taj Mahal is the center of attraction even now . Among all states California was the top state visited by the Americans in the year 2004.
Conclusion
In the 21st century, tourism at the international level is poised for a giant leap bringing more revenues to many countries and the Air travel also is getting cheaper and cheaper encouraging the world travel . The internet and travel magazines provide all information about the places to be seen and the lodging and transport facilities . Even cash need not be carried as the traveler's cheques and cash withdrawal facilities in ATMs have made traveling secure and safe . Hassel free journey and the love of travel will make travels more popular in the days to come .
Tourism
Of all reasons stated above we can see tourism first signifying the importance of travel for recreation . To while away free time is the most essential factor that moves a traveler to seek a different destination to go and stay for a few days and return with renewed energy and enthusiasm. So the main purpose is of two kinds; moreover other services pertaining to tourism are also covered under this topic. Nowadays tourism is known as service industry or hospitality industry because it fetches more money to the national income of several countries and so the term industry is aptly added to glorify it . In this regard we can add the definition as given by the United Nations Organisation as explained in its Recommendations on Tourism Stastistics in 1944 such as i) Internal tourism ii) National tourism and iii) International tourism . There are three aspects regarding the tourism i) income kept ready to spend ii) leisure time and iii) transport and accommodation ; based on these aspects tourism is evolved by many Services or Agencies or tourist company whose main job is to make preparations for the successful travel anywhere from and to .
People of all sorts
In the beginning tourism was the major concern of the wealthy people who preferred going out to witness great architectures and buildings and to learn new languages and to know new cultures . At present tourism is no longer the luxury of the rich only ; it has reached the masses and only difference is that the rich can go by air where as the middle class and lower class people have no other choice except the road and rail transport. The medical tourism has become very popular in many countries throwing light on health conditions and to seek experts in the field for complicated diseases. In addition of medical tourism some other kinds of tourism can be cited here to reveal the fact that tourism has become deeply rooted in all countries . Such kinds of other tourisms are adventure tourism, agri tourism, creative tourism, cultural tourism, educational tourism, gambling tourism, heritage tourism, hobby tourism, mass tourism, pilgrimage tourism, shopping tourism, space tourism and so on ; the classifications may be extended to stress the value of tourism and how the people are involved in it .
World tourism
Some organizations take up the main job of world tourism in a different angle or approach as the industry creates employment opportunities for many people ; the tourist sector is rapidly growing on all fronts creating a new record every year thus increasing the number of tourists more and more. Another term has been coined such as tourist market as several products are formed and sold in the name of packages covering all important aspects of travel or tourism . Many kinds of programs are conducted by the organizations keeping in view the trade promotion to the maximum height securing more money; such programs are namely education, competitiveness, sustainable development, ethics in tourism, market intelligence and promotion, economic measurement of tourism and technical cooperation ; all these programs are run by those organizations to promote tourism to be a major source of income.
World's Top Tourist Destinations
In the year 2004, statistical figures were gathered pertaining to tourism and with regard to the fact that how many countries were leading in the travel market . It was found that France comes first, Spain occupies the second rank, third rank goes to U .S and the fourth place goes to China, followed by Italy, U .K.,Mexico.Turkey, Germany, Russia, Austria, Canada, Malaysia, Ukraine, Poland, HongKong, Greece, Hungary, Thailand, Portugal, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Macao, Crortia, and Egypt. One will be simply taken aback if one comes to know the truth in respect of which are the countries in the world that are declared as the top ten earners in tourism namely, U .S, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, U .K. China, Turkey, Austria and Australia. The U.S earns nearly $75 billions and is the most leading country in the tourist sector.
International destinations of American tourists
Western Europe is the main area as visited by U.S and the name of the countries are to be mentioned namely, U .K. France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria, owing to several reasons like dining restaurants, shopping, historical places, cultural sites, Art gallery, Water Sports, Night Clubs and guided tours, Sporting events and Ranch vacations may be other valid reasons for tourism which has become more familiar or popular in such countries . In 2005 India occupied the fifteenth rank internationally as number of American visitors was an encouraging sign. Nearly three and half a lakh visitors arrived and saw the historical places of interest and heritage sites . Americans prove the fact that travel and tourism are two eyes in the world economy and sight seeing is the sole reason for them to come to Indiacountry-region> as Taj Mahal is the center of attraction even now . Among all states California was the top state visited by the Americans in the year 2004.
Conclusion
In the 21st century, tourism at the international level is poised for a giant leap bringing more revenues to many countries and the Air travel also is getting cheaper and cheaper encouraging the world travel . The internet and travel magazines provide all information about the places to be seen and the lodging and transport facilities . Even cash need not be carried as the traveler's cheques and cash withdrawal facilities in ATMs have made traveling secure and safe . Hassel free journey and the love of travel will make travels more popular in the days to come .
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