Introduction The advent of the Internet and e-commerce as a delivery channel has dramatically affected the leisure travel industry, changing the roles of both the consumer and supplier. ... In the U.S., on-line leisure travel bookings were projected to range from 10 to 15 billion for the year 2000; over the next five years, Forrester expects this figure to double to 32.7 billion in 2005. ... It is a real-time activity that information is updated and retrieved in an electronic way no matter wherever or whenever it is done. ...

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The number of Internet users shopping online for travel and leisure services doubled in 1999 to 27 million. ... Many people believe that virtual tourism could allow tourism to become a much "greener" activity. The thinking behind this view is that virtual tourism and the World Wide Web can provide tourism experiences in peoples own homes, this could reduce their desire to travel further a field for leisure experiences and therefore limit the damage to the environment caused by tourists. ... "The Gaze therefore presupposes a system of social activities and signs which locate the particular ...

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The origins of leisure travel and foreign travel. ... In fact the pleasure steamers on river estuaries like the Thames, Severn, Humber, Tyne and Clyde established in the years between 1815 and 1825 are regarded as the origin of leisure travel in the UK . ... Ferry companies have had to increase the speed, size and luxury of their vessels and have also had to install leisure facilities such as casino's, swimming pools, sports, shopping and theatres. ...

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The Tourism Industry According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO, 2011), Tourism includes the activities of people travelling to and staying in places outside their usual location for less than one consecutive year. Merith (2011) states that tourists can have many reasons to travel such as leisure, religion, health, work and the wish to visit the relatives, friends or lovers living far. ...

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