What industry type does tourism belong to?

Tourism belongs to the tertiary industry. The tertiary industry is divided into four levels:

1. Circulation department: transportation, post and telecommunications, commercial catering, material supply and marketing and warehousing.

2. Departments serving production and life: finance, insurance, geological survey, real estate management, public utilities, residents' services, tourism, information consulting services and various technical services.

3. Departments to improve residents' scientific and cultural level and quality: education, culture, radio, television, scientific research, health, sports and social welfare.

4. State organs, political party organs, social organizations, police, army, etc. , but not included in China's tertiary industry output value and gross national product. So this tertiary industry is basically a service industry.

Note: Tourism is an industry that provides tourism services based on tourism resources and facilities. Also known as smokeless industry and invisible trade. In a narrow sense, China tourism mainly refers to travel agencies, hotels, companies and enterprises that specialize in selling tourism commodities.

Tourism in a broad sense includes all walks of life related to tourism, in addition to departments specializing in tourism business. As a new and advanced form of social consumption, tourism often organically combines the consumption of material life with the consumption of cultural life.

Extended information:

First, the importance of tourism:

Tourism includes international tourism and domestic tourism. The two are different because of different recipients, but their nature and function are basically the same. Tourism in economically developed countries generally starts from domestic tourism and gradually develops into international tourism. Due to economic backwardness, some developing countries need foreign exchange for economic construction, and most of them start with international tourism.

Domestic tourism and international tourism are closely linked, and through overall planning and reasonable arrangement, they can promote each other, complement each other's advantages and develop together. Tourism can meet people's growing material and cultural needs. Through tourism, people can rest physically and mentally, improve their health, broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge and promote the development of social production.

The development of tourism is based on and restricted by the development level of the whole national economy. At the same time, it directly and indirectly promoted the development of relevant departments of the national economy, such as commerce, catering services, hotels, civil aviation, arts and crafts, gardens and so on. Supervise these departments to continuously improve and perfect various facilities, increase service items and improve service quality. With the development of society, tourism shows its important position in the national economy.

Second, the significance of the tertiary industry:

1, which is conducive to the establishment and improvement of the socialist market economic system.

2. It is conducive to accelerating economic development and improving national economic quality and comprehensive national strength.

3. It is conducive to expanding employment and alleviating the employment pressure in China.

4. It is conducive to improving people's living standards and realizing a well-off society.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tertiary Industry

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