Tourism is the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, who are travelling for pleasure.
Tourism is at least 2,000 years old. It began when wealthy citizens of Ancient Rome opted to spend summers in the countryside or on the coast.
The world's first known tourist guide was published in 330 AD. The Itinerarium Burdigalense, or ‘Bordeaux Itinerary', explained where pilgrims could find water supplies and where they could change horses and donkeys on their long voyage to the Holy Land.
The modern tourist industry began on July 5, 1841, when Thomas Cook organized a trip from Market Harborough to Loughborough in the English Midlands for a temperance meeting.
By 1845, Cook's tourist industry had grown to offering trips to Glasgow for a guinea.
Thomas Cook's first foreign trip was a 'grand circular tour' of Belgium, Germany and France, ending in Paris, where the British tourists were greeted by band music and a cannon salute on arrival.
The word "tourist" for individuals travelling for recreation has been in the English language since at least 1772. "Tourism" came into use in 1811 and "package holiday" in 1959.
Tourism is at least 2,000 years old. It began when wealthy citizens of Ancient Rome opted to spend summers in the countryside or on the coast.
The world's first known tourist guide was published in 330 AD. The Itinerarium Burdigalense, or ‘Bordeaux Itinerary', explained where pilgrims could find water supplies and where they could change horses and donkeys on their long voyage to the Holy Land.
The modern tourist industry began on July 5, 1841, when Thomas Cook organized a trip from Market Harborough to Loughborough in the English Midlands for a temperance meeting.
By 1845, Cook's tourist industry had grown to offering trips to Glasgow for a guinea.
Thomas Cook's first foreign trip was a 'grand circular tour' of Belgium, Germany and France, ending in Paris, where the British tourists were greeted by band music and a cannon salute on arrival.
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| Englishman in the Campagna by Carl Spitzweg (c. 1845) |
The first cruise ship in the world, Prinzessin Victoria Luise, was launched in June 1900 in Hamburg, Germany.
American multimillionaire Dennis Tito, a former NASA engineer, became the world's fee-paying space tourist on April 28, 2001, when he launched aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Tito spent seven days aboard the ISS, conducting experiments and taking photographs of the Earth from space.
Tourism gives rural communities the ability to protect and promote their natural surroundings, as well as their culture and heritage. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27 since 1980. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.
Tourism accounts for five per cent of the world's economy. Fuels, chemicals and automotive products are the only sectors earning more in global exports.
In 2017 there were 1.323 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 6.8% as compared to 2016. The top international tourism destinations in 2017 was France with 86.9 million arrivals, followed by Spain with 81.8 million.
Tourism accounts for five per cent of the world's economy. Fuels, chemicals and automotive products are the only sectors earning more in global exports.
In 2017 there were 1.323 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 6.8% as compared to 2016. The top international tourism destinations in 2017 was France with 86.9 million arrivals, followed by Spain with 81.8 million.
In 2020 the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide declined sharply due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. There were 1.466 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide in 2019 and just 409.5 billion in 2020. They rose by approximately nine percent in 2021 to 446.3 billion.
Cruise lines pay almost no taxes thanks to a maritime law loophole called "flags of convenience." Despite being headquartered in Miami, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have all of their ships registered in the Bahamas. Carnival Cruise Line has all of its ships registered in Panama.
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