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Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or
the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World
Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay
in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to
the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited".
Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2006, there
were over 842 million international tourist arrivals.
Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the large intake of money
for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for
employment in the service industries associated with tourism.
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