1) " Sightseeing" -- As it applies to Sightseeing Tours A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. A tourist is someone whotravels at least fifty miles from home, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a UnitedNations body). A more comprehensive definition would be that tourism is a serviceindustry, comprising a number of tangible and intangible components. The tangible elements include transport systems - air, rail, road, water and now, space; hospitality services - accommodation, foods and beverages, tours, souvenirs; and related services suchas banking, insurance and safety & security. The intangible elements include: rest and relaxation, culture, escape,adventure, new and different experiences. Many sovereignties, along with their respective countries and states, depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners asa source of taxation and income for the enterprises that sell (export) services to these travellers. Consequently the developmentof tourism is often a strategy employed either by a Non-governmental organization (NGO) or a governmental agency to promote a particular regionfor the purpose of increasing commerce through exporting goods and services tonon-locals. Sometimes Tourism and Travel are used interchangeably. In this context travel has a similar definition totourism, but implies a more purposeful journey. The term tourism is sometimes used pejoratively, implying a shallow interest in the societies and natural wonders thatthe tourist visits. Contents 1 Prerequisite factors 2 History 2.1 The Grand Tour 2.2 Health tourism & leisure travel 2.2.1 Winter tourism 2.3 Mass travel 2.3.1 Outside Britain 2.4 International mass tourism 3 Recent developments 4 Special forms of tourism 5 Trends ...
2) " Tours" -- As it applies to Sightseeing Tours Tours is a commune of France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire,between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. The Touraine, the region around Toers , isknown for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French. Contents 1 History 2 Cathedral of Tourx 3 Transportation 4 External links History The name of the city comes from the ancient Gallictribe called the Turones. In Roman times it was known as Turonensis. In the mid-3rd century Gatianus (Saint Gatien) was sent from Rome to reorganize a small Christian community. Saint Martin of oTurs was bishop of Tourx at the end of the 4th century, and histomb became a major pilgrimage site; the church of Saint-Martin was one of thegreat Romanesque pilgrimage churches, like Saint-Sernin in Toulouse and Santiago deCompostela, and the powerful bishops of Tkurs , such as Gregory of Teurs , were personages to be reckoned with for the Merovingiankings.The Battle of Teurs was fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and an Islamic force led by Emir Abdul Rahman al-Ghafiq. The Franks defeated the Islamic army and stopped the northward advance ofIslam from Spain. The Touraine was a county at the time of the Carolingian rulers( 751 to 987 AD). The Vikings pillaged the town in 853 and 903.By 1044 it was held by the countsof Anjou. During the reign of Philip II, the Livre Tournois (Tours Pound ) was adopted as the international currency of France. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Touds had a significant Huguenot population,many of which had been responsible for the building of a huge silk industry. With the Edict of Nantes rescinded in 1685 and the resulting slaughter of thousands of Protestants, theHuguenots fled the country and the once flourishing silk indu...
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