Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or within the traveler's country. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only ", as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".

Tourism can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance.

Tourism suffered as a result of a strong economic slowdown of the late-2000s recession, between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, but slowly recovered. International tourism receipts (the travel item in the balance of payments) grew to US$1.03 trillion (€740 billion) in 2011, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010. International tourist arrivals surpassed the milestone of 1 billion tourists globally for the first time in 2012, the same year in which China became the largest spender in international tourism globally with US$102 billion, surpassing Germany and United States. China and emerging markets such as Russia and Brazil had significantly increased their spending over the previous decade.

Tourism (Leftfield album)

Tourism is a live album by electronica musicians Leftfield released in March 2012 with an accompanying DVD with visuals from their latest tour, made by the visual artist collective Ne1co. The album was recorded between 5th - 18th March 2011 at The Future Music Festival across Australia and at The Enmore Theatre, Sydney and The Palace, Melbourne.

Track listing

  • "Intro" - 2:04
  • "Song of Life" - 9:09
  • "Black Flute" - 8:40
  • "Original" - 7:59
  • "Afro-Left" - 10:21
  • "Storm 3000" - 9:59
  • "Release the Pressure" - 9:14
  • "Inspection (Check One)" - 10:14
  • "Afrika Shox" - 8:01
  • "Space Shanty" - 10:24
  • "Melt" - 6:47
  • "Phat Planet" - 10:07
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    Tourism (Roxette album)

    Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms, and other strange Places is the fourth album by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Released on 28 August 1992, it was recorded mostly during their Join the Joyride world tour and is often mistaken for being a live album. In fact, it is a mixture of live and studio tracks.

    Album information

    Four live tracks were included in the album, "The Look", "It Must Have Been Love", "Things Will Never Be the Same" and "Joyride". While "It Must Have Been Love" didn't appear on a Roxette album until their greatest hits album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, the other three songs did appear on Look Sharp! and Joyride.

    Another three songs were also released before, "So Far Away" was included on their 1986 debut album Pearls of Passion, "Come Back (Before You Leave)" was originally the B-side for the "Joyride" single, while "Silver Blue" originally appeared as a demo version as the B-side for "The Look" single. "Here Comes the Weekend", the album's 11th track, featured some improvisation. As the song was recorded in a hotelroom, a Samsonite suitcase was used instead of drums.

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    Tourism

    by: Roxette

    Babe it's time
    to tell me that it's over,
    tell me that it's over,
    it's plain to see.
    And this time
    we won't be starting over,
    no crying on your shoulder
    into the heart shaped sea.
    Oh you've been a-running
    from our door
    and you've been enchanted
    by the gracious voice of love.
    Babe it's time
    to look me in the eyes,
    time to say goodbye,
    it's clear to me.
    And this time
    I won't let you down,
    you can turn around,
    I'll set you free.
    Oh you've been a-sailing
    from our shore
    and you've been enchanted
    by someone from afar.
    Babe it's time
    to gather all the harvest,
    to pray before the winter
    and sail the heart shaped sea.
    Oh you've been a-running
    from my love
    and you've been enchanted
    by the powers up above.




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