Reasons for Travel

People travel for many different reason. In the tourism industry we devide the reasons for travel into three main categories: leisure tourism, business tourism, and visiting friends and relatives.
Leisure tourism can mean anything form excursions, day trip, and weekend breaks to package holidays, pleasure cruises, and longer independent trips such as hillwalking or treks in the mountains. It also includes cultural trips. For example, pilgrims on a walking tour to a holy place.
Business tourism includes any travel away from one’s main place of residence, for such events as meetings, conferences, and trade fairs. It also includes special trips when workers are given a reward or a “thank you” for good work. We often call it as an incentive tour.
Travel in order to visit friends or family relatives is also regarded as part of the tourism industry. This could be for a special family party, such as a reunion or a wedding, or a regular trip made every year.