Three elements of tourism

People often refer to the purpose of travel, the distance of travel and the time of stay as the "three elements" of tourism.

(1) Definition of travel purpose. The definition based on this scale aims to cover the main contents of modern tourism. Including:

General leisure tourism: non-mandatory or autonomous tourism activities. They only regard leisure tourism as tourists and deliberately list business tourism separately.

Business and conference tourism: usually combined with a certain amount of entertainment tourism. Business trips to meetings are also regarded as tourism.

Religious tourism: tourism activities aimed at religious activities.

Sports tourism: tourism related to major sports activities.

Mutual aid tourism: a new way of tourism, through mutual help and communication, one party provides accommodation for the other. Mutual aid tourism not only saves tourism expenses, but also experiences the local culture and natural landscape more deeply because of the intervention of local people.

(2) The definition of travel distance. Non-local travel: Many countries, regions and institutions use the round-trip distance between residence and destination as an important statistical indicator. The standard for determining the driving distance varies greatly, ranging from 0 to 160 km. Travel less than the prescribed minimum itinerary is not included in the official travel estimate, and the standard is artificial and arbitrary.

(3) Definition of stay. Overnight tourists: In order to meet the standard of defining "tourists", most definitions of tourists and tourists include the requirement that they must stay at the destination for at least one night. The "overnight" rule excludes many recreational "day trips", but in fact, "day trips" are often an important source of income for tourist attractions, restaurants and other tourist facilities.