What is tourism? What are the characteristics?

Tourism belongs to the tertiary industry (service industry). Characteristics of tourism:

(1) dependence on tourism;

(2) the comprehensiveness of tourism;

(3) the fragility of tourism;

(4) the fluctuation of tourism;

(5) seasonality of tourism;

(6) the driving force of tourism;

(7) the foreign nature of tourism;

(8) Tourism is a capital-intensive and labor-intensive industry.

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The importance of tourism:

Tourism includes international tourism and domestic tourism. The two are different because of different reception objects, 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.

Because of economic backwardness, some developing countries need foreign exchange for economic construction, and most of them start from international tourism. Domestic tourism and international tourism are closely linked unity, which can promote each other, complement each other and develop together through overall planning and reasonable arrangement.

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, and at the same time, it directly and indirectly promotes the development of relevant departments of the national economy.

Such as promoting the development of commerce, catering services, hotels, civil aviation, railways, highways, posts and telecommunications, daily light industry, arts and crafts, gardens, etc. And urge these departments to continuously improve and perfect various facilities, increase service items and improve service quality. With the development of society, tourism has increasingly shown its important position in the national economy.

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