Traveling in general Traveling is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations for any purpose and

any duration, with or without any means of transport. Traveling is a great source of knowledge and it has also much educational value. While traveling a person meets different persons and visits different places in this way increasing his knowledge. Many educational institutions organize educational tours for their students. In the western countries traveling among the young boys and girls is a very popular pass time. Traveling is also a pleasure. One can get respite from his daily routine and worries by traveling. It gives us opportunity to meet our friends and relatives who are living far away from us. It also gives us the opportunity to meet new people and get ac uired with their new customs and traditions. One can also eat different kinds of food while traveling. We can also know about other countries by reading travel books. !ut when we travel to these places we can see the things with our own eyes. The account of these places which we get from the books is second rate, whereas by travelling to those places we get the first hand knowledge.
Definition: The second aspect of tourism, the international one, may be defined as the sum of domestic activities that directly support the consumption of goods and services of foreign tourists in the country. "efinition of the international tourist industry is dependent on the definition of international tourists. That is, tourists should include# $a% &ersons visiting the country for less than one year, specifically for purposes of recreation or holiday, medical care, religious observances, family affairs, participation in international sport and cultural events, conferences and other meetings, study tours and other student programmes, as well as persons in transit to another country'

$b% (oreign students remaining for more than one year' $c% )rew members of foreign vessels and aircraft docked in the country or on lay*over' $d% (oreign business travellers who are in a given country for less than one year' $e% +mployees of international bodies who are on a mission of less than one year' $f% ,ationals who are residents of other countries who come back for visits of less than one year. )onsidering this three aspects, tourism represent one of the main activities wich bring profit for a country-s economy and it-s positive influence resides also in the fact that it determines ma.or changes in people-s mentality, broadening their e/perience and knowledge about the world they live in.