What is the difference between recreation, tourism and leisure?

Although recreation, tourism and leisure are all related to people's leisure and entertainment activities, there are still some obvious differences between them.

1. Concept: Recreation mainly refers to people’s outdoor activities that are essentially characterized by relaxation, pleasure, fitness, etc. to restore physical and mental health. Such as camping in the wild, playing in the park, etc. Leisure refers to the remaining time used for leisure, recreation, tourism and other activities after deducting time for livelihood activities, sleeping time, and personal and family affairs activities. Tourism refers to leisure activities that people engage in in their leisure time when they leave their residential or working environment and go to tourist destinations for a short period of time.

2. Scope of activities: Recreation is an activity away from one’s own residence, but it can also be divided into local and off-site activities. Recreational activities can take place at the residence or away from the residence. Traveling is an activity that involves leaving your place of permanent residence and traveling to other places.

3. Purpose: The purpose of recreation is for relaxation, pleasure, fitness, etc., and is a specific form of activity with individual purposes that are beneficial to physical and mental health as its essential characteristics. The purpose of leisure is the activity mode that the subject freely chooses during the free time. The purpose of tourism is to relax and gain knowledge.

In summary, recreation pays more attention to outdoor activities and physical and mental relaxation, tourism pays more attention to leaving the place of residence to experience new environments, and leisure pays more attention to finding ways to relax and enjoy in daily life.