1. Resan ska gå till en plats utanfÖr resenãrens vanliga omgivning. Detta exkluderar regelbundna pendlingsresor, dvs resor till och från hemmet fÖr arbete eller studier.
2. Den sammanhãngande vistelsetiden på platsen fÖr besÖket ska vara hÖgst 1 år. Lãngre vistelsetid ãr bosãttning.
3. Huvudsyftet med resan ska vara annat ãn att utÖva lÖnearbete som betalas av någon på platsen. Hãrmed exkluderas således arbetsmigration.
Utvecklingen av modern Turism.
Turism har funnits så lãnge som mãnniskan haft mÖjlighet att resa från sin naturliga omgivning till någon annan plats.
In Europe it was the Romans who discovered more than 2000 years ago the healing qualities of thermal and mineral springs and their ability to promote well-being. In Japan, I believe, this spa or medicinal bath culture is much older and played a much greater role in cultural life. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the spa culture also disappeared. It was rediscovered in the 16th century and went through a massive revival. Wealthy town dwellers in particular would shrink form no inconvenience of travel in order to visit the famous spas of the time, not only for the relief of physical disabilities, but also for the sake of pleasure. The spa culture stands therefore at the beginning of the development of tourism in Europe. Right from the beginning it demonstrated the same multifunctional effects as modern tourism. It gave rise to other industries and professions for the service of visitors, such as moneylenders, building and artistic craftsmen, and lawyers. Yes - lawyers! For even then visitors quarreled with landlords if they thought they had been taken advantage of. And not only that. Because the search for healing was soon replaced by the search for pleasure, manners became increasingly free and brothels were set up in the spas, leading to the first "regulations" concerning prices, hygiene, and moral conduct.
