English Literature, Tourism and Cultural Resource Management
Definitions on tourism
Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle, it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier human migrations/travels were carried out primarily in search of better climate, food and/or habitations. In the modern days “tourism” tends to mean something quite dissimilar and more complicated. Today people travel in search of fun, relaxation, adventure, sexual pleasure, new experiences and so on.
It is widely believed that the word “tourism” originated from the Old Saxon (English) term “torn” which roughly meant “departure with the intention of returning”. It was originally used to refer to the trips taken by the peasants in the 12th century. Later in the 18th century the word “turn” was used to mean the trips undertaken by the nobles with the intention of gaining the necessary knowledge to govern, to learn about other cultures and explore new areas of the country. Later this term “turn” was replaced with the French term “tour”. In Saxon the verb denominated with the suffix “er”. For example writ-er, sing-er and etc. During the 12th century a nobleman who goes on a trip was called a “toner” (tone-er). Later during the era of bourgeoisie (18th – 19th century) the suffix “er” was substituted by the Latin suffix “ist” and the Greek suffix “ism”. Thus the terms “tourism” and “tourist” were conceived1.
There are several branches of “tourism”. Some of them are “health tourism”, “adventure tourism”, “space tourism” and “meditation tourism”. “Space tourism” is quite a new branch of tourism and it is not widespread as the other types of tourism. For example
Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle, it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier human migrations/travels were carried out primarily in search of better climate, food and/or habitations. In the modern days “tourism” tends to mean something quite dissimilar and more complicated. Today people travel in search of fun, relaxation, adventure, sexual pleasure, new experiences and so on.
It is widely believed that the word “tourism” originated from the Old Saxon (English) term “torn” which roughly meant “departure with the intention of returning”. It was originally used to refer to the trips taken by the peasants in the 12th century. Later in the 18th century the word “turn” was used to mean the trips undertaken by the nobles with the intention of gaining the necessary knowledge to govern, to learn about other cultures and explore new areas of the country. Later this term “turn” was replaced with the French term “tour”. In Saxon the verb denominated with the suffix “er”. For example writ-er, sing-er and etc. During the 12th century a nobleman who goes on a trip was called a “toner” (tone-er). Later during the era of bourgeoisie (18th – 19th century) the suffix “er” was substituted by the Latin suffix “ist” and the Greek suffix “ism”. Thus the terms “tourism” and “tourist” were conceived1.
There are several branches of “tourism”. Some of them are “health tourism”, “adventure tourism”, “space tourism” and “meditation tourism”. “Space tourism” is quite a new branch of tourism and it is not widespread as the other types of tourism. For example