THE ECONOMIC NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

Specialized literature does not provide a unanimously accepted definition of the term “tourism”. Regardless of the differences of approach and definition techniques, all definitions are generally based on the need for recreation and achievement of physical and emotional comfort, which are the drivin...

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Main Author: Tania Gorcheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Huelva 2011-06-01
Series:Enlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal
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Online Access:https://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/et/article/view/1015
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description Specialized literature does not provide a unanimously accepted definition of the term “tourism”. Regardless of the differences of approach and definition techniques, all definitions are generally based on the need for recreation and achievement of physical and emotional comfort, which are the driving forces for development and execution of various activities to meet those needs. Another approach used to clarify the essence of the term “tourism” allows not only for its social role, but also the economic logic for the development and the management of tourism as an economic activity. This approach, clarifying the essence of the term “tourism” from an economic point of view, allows for the creation of a number of hierarchically related concepts.
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spelling doaj-art-d0033ad7dcbb46e194566aa8e54be7692025-08-20T03:24:52ZengUniversity of HuelvaEnlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal2174-548X2011-06-011110.33776/et.v1i1.1015THE ECONOMIC NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISMTania GorchevaSpecialized literature does not provide a unanimously accepted definition of the term “tourism”. Regardless of the differences of approach and definition techniques, all definitions are generally based on the need for recreation and achievement of physical and emotional comfort, which are the driving forces for development and execution of various activities to meet those needs. Another approach used to clarify the essence of the term “tourism” allows not only for its social role, but also the economic logic for the development and the management of tourism as an economic activity. This approach, clarifying the essence of the term “tourism” from an economic point of view, allows for the creation of a number of hierarchically related concepts. https://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/et/article/view/1015Tourism phenomenontourism businessleisure industrytourism superstructure
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THE ECONOMIC NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Enlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal
Tourism phenomenon
tourism business
leisure industry
tourism superstructure
title THE ECONOMIC NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
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title_short THE ECONOMIC NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
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topic Tourism phenomenon
tourism business
leisure industry
tourism superstructure
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