For people of the Western Countries, the term tourism is generally associated
with traveling for the pleasure of traveling. Tourism is modern, tourism is active and
tourism is international. Encouraged by proceeding globalization, tourism is on its
way to becoming one of the strongest driving forces in the global economy. With
recent developments in telecommunications and transportation, tourism worldwide
will continue to act as a significant force in the global economy. Future global trends
seem to support tourism development rather than to impede it.