Have you ever gone out for a cup of coffee and encountered a less-than-friendly waiter? That’s pretty much like asking have you every had a glass of water… of course the answer is YES! It seems difficult for waiting staff, or anybody in the service industry to actually practice service. Ow, well, hang on, maybe [...]

Tourism, as anything else related to human behaviour, is not an exact science. As a result no definition of any tourism related term will cover 100% of what you are trying to define. In other words, there will always be variables that fall outside the definition.
As a direct result of this definition dilemma, I have [...]

As the world globalises and information is more and more widespread, some destinations see an influx in tourist numbers because they offer something different, medical service. While statistics are not readily available, medical tourism is on the rise. Some travel abroad to receive treatment that is not legally available in their home country, others travel [...]

Looking for a definition of tourism I ran into this blog post. It lists all commonly excepted definitions of the term tourism. While broad, all definitions stipulate travel away from the home area for a certain time period, not less than 24 hours. That is the minimum. A maximum however is missing in these definitions. [...]

For years the tourism office outside the train station in the small Japanese fishing village of Obama warmly welcomed a few visitors a day. Mostly the tourism office, which doubles as a bicycle rental outlet, has directed those visitors to the picturesque temples and shrines that line the hills west of the station and the [...]

A few days ago the New York Times published an article about travel retailers making it easier for travellers to switch to a fare after purchasing a flight ticket or a hotel room. Choosing the right moment to book your trip can be a tricky undertaking. Especially airline pricing systems are notoriously complicated. Sometimes you will [...]