What are the main functions of tourism?

Tourism is a special industry that provides tourists with sightseeing services based on tourism resources and facilities, also known as smokeless industry and intangible trade. Among them, tourism resources, tourism facilities and tourism services are the three major factors for the survival and development of tourism.

The main functions of tourism:

(1) Economic function. As a comprehensive industry, the development of tourism is conducive to alleviating the employment problem, promoting the development of other industries, promoting the development of regional economy, accelerating the infrastructure construction of tourist destinations and improving the lives of local residents.

(2) Ecological function. Tourism is called smokeless industry, which shows that tourism is an industry with relatively low environmental cost and relatively high efficiency in slowing down output.

(3) Cultural function. In tourism, different cultures can communicate and merge, sparks of wisdom collide in communication, and the essence of different cultures is extracted in integration.

(4) Communication function. The communication function mentioned here can be broadly understood as informal non-governmental communication, which is characterized by comprehensiveness, continuity and depth. The so-called comprehensive means that such exchanges can involve all fields except formal diplomacy. The so-called persistence means that this kind of communication lasts for a long time.

(5) Leisure function. In modern society, with the accelerated pace of life and work, people are in a state of being overwhelmed in their work, life and social relations for a long time. In order to eliminate tension, they will naturally seek solutions, and tourism is one of the ways to achieve this goal.

(6) Educational function. The first tourists were all intellectuals. They are addicted to scenery and visiting historical sites. Even if they have the intention to relieve their troubles, it is more important to understand nature, explore wisdom and seek novelty. These are all learning itself. The ancients said, "Read thousands of books and take Wan Li Road."