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leisure, the visiting of places away from home for pleasure

Tourism, travel for recreation or instruction, often in organized groups.ENCARTA

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There are many different types of tourisms including wildlife tourism, travel and tourism, indigenous tourism, aviation tourism,medical tourism, tourism and transport, gay and lesbian tourism, ecotourism and nature tourism, golf tourism, tourism training, cultural tourism, cycle tourism, tourism Institute and country tourism are just a few of the many different types of tourisms.


Health tourism has always existed, but it was not until the eighteenth century that it became important. In England, it was associated with spas, places with supposedly health-giving mineral waters, treating diseases from gout to liver disorders and bronchitis.

Leisure tourism
Leisure travel was associated with the industrialisation of United Kingdom

Winter tourism
Winter sports were largely invented by the British

Mass travel could only develop with improvements in technology allowed the transport of large numbers of people in a short space of time to places of leisure interest, and greater numbers of people began to enjoy the benefits of leisure time.

Niche tourism
Physical activity or sports-oriented niche tourism includes adventure tourism such as mountaineering and hiking (tramping); Backpacker Tourism; Sport travel to do skiing, golf and scuba diving or see a sports event (e.g., FIFA World Cup); and extreme tourism for people interested in risky activities.