Understanding Tourism Concept And Phenomenon
Understanding Tourism Concept And Phenomenon.... Author : Dr. Chiranjib kumar (PhD) TOURISM Tour + Ism = way of travelling with purpose ; way of visiting or pattern of travelling to reach to an expected destination to solve the motives. In other words - A tour(Journey) based on a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy to achieve the predetermined motives in a way to satisfy psychic gratification. The word “ tourism” itself has hidden many possibility to explore the world if touring and reaching out to the final destination. Tourism starts with travel and travel starts with reason or purposes. Those purposes or motives could be differentiated into many types but the fundamental reason behind any purpose or motives is to feel or experience “Change” particularly in context of tourism. Tourism and travelling is not a new thing or concept for us, as it has been happening since the inception of human beings on the earth. It is said, “Motion is life, Static is death”. People have t