international tourism

Cross-border vacationing industry

International tourism is travel across national borders for leisure, business, or other purposes.

The term distinguishes visitors from abroad from domestic tourists traveling within their own country.

International tourism drives significant economic activity in destination countries: International tourism accounts for a third of the island's GDP.

The industry encompasses everything from package holidays to backpacking, business conferences to medical procedures abroad.

Related

bucket list · gap year · hotels · package holiday · travel agencies · duty free · heritage sites · cross-cultural communication · economic growth · festivals · off the beaten path · local traditions · tax revenues · visa fees · travel visa · visa policies · indigenous practices · carbon footprint

Categories
Opposites
geographic scope

international tourismdomestic tourism

Travel within one's nation

domestic travel · local tourism · staycation · day trips

travel purpose

international tourismforced migration

Involuntary mass relocation

asylum seeking · exile · human trafficking · deportation · business travel

mobility vs. stasis

international tourismstaying home

Not going out

sedentary lifestyle · rootedness · insularity · parochialism · localism

Family

tourist, touring, tours, tourism, international, tourists, toured, touristy, internationally

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G