What are the "three elements" of tourism?

People often refer to the purpose of traveling, the distance traveled and the length of stay as the "three elements" of tourism.

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

general recreational tourism: non-mandatory or self-determined tourism activities. They only regard recreational tourists as tourists, and deliberately list business tourism separately.

business and conference tourism: it is often combined with a certain amount of recreational tourism. Business travel to attend meetings is also regarded as tourism.

religious tourism: travel activities aimed at religious activities.

sports tourism: tourism associated with major sports activities.

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

(2) the definition of travel distance. Non-Local Travel: Many countries, regions and institutions adopt the round-trip distance between residence and destination as an important statistical measure. The criteria for determining the travel distance vary greatly, ranging from to 16 kilometers. Travel less than the specified minimum itinerary is not included in the official travel estimate, and the standard is artificial and arbitrary.

(3) Definition of the length 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 least one night at their destination. The "overnight stay" 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.