Why is the tourism industry called a smoke-free industry?

The basic characteristic of tourism is that it is non-productive, so it is also called a smoke-free industry. Looking at the tourism industry as a whole, it is not an economic sector that realizes the circulation of goods. Instead, it relies on tourism resources and uses tourism facilities to provide labor services such as food, accommodation, transportation, travel, entertainment, and shopping to satisfy tourists' travel and consumption needs. need. So it is also called invisible trade.

Because the tourism industry mainly provides intangible utility to society through the form of labor services, that is, special use value, to meet the consumption needs of tourists for travel and sightseeing.

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The importance of tourism

Tourism includes international tourism and domestic tourism. The two are different due to different reception objects, but their nature and function are basically the same. The tourism industry in economically developed countries generally starts from domestic tourism and gradually develops into international tourism.

Some developing countries, due to their economic backwardness, require foreign exchange for economic construction, and most of them start from the international tourism industry. Domestic tourism and international tourism are closely related entities, with overall planning and reasonable arrangements, they can promote, complement each other 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 entire national economy. At the same time, it directly and indirectly promotes the development of relevant departments of the national economy.