Tourism is an industry and a dimension of leisure (Brayley & Searle, 1993). Tourism can be thought of as the activities, interactions, and impacts of individuals or groups engaged in travel away from their home communities for leisure or business purposes (Brayley & Searle, 2000). ... Unfortunately there is a significant amount of negative impacts created by human activity in natural areas (Wang, 1997). Land Stresses: The following are some of the affects of land stress induced by human activity. ... Edge Effect caused by increased activity around the outside of the park; exposure to thre...

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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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Why people choose their destination of travel at a certain time of the year, the activities undertook while in their particular destination and how much time they spend in a certain destination are all determined by a number of factors. ... The attractions will vary depending on the people travelling to the destination as some people may be attracted to museums and other my be attracted to themes parks or some my just be happy with a beautiful leisure resort. ...

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