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Tourism is a journey undertaken for recreation or vacation, as well as preparations for this activity. A traveler or tourist is someone who travels at least 80 km (50 miles) from his house with the purpose of recreation, is a definition by the World Tourism Organization.

A more complete definition, tourism is a service industry. They handle services ranging from transportation, hospitality services, shelter, food, beverages, and other relevant services such as banks, insurance, security, etc.. And also offers a resting place, culture, escape, adventure, and other new and different experiences.

Many countries, depends much of the tourism industry as a source of tax and revenue for companies that sell services to tourists. Therefore the development of the tourism industry is one of the strategies used by NGOs to promote specific areas as tourism regions to promote trade through the sale of goods and services to non-local.