tourism, the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services. As such, tourism is a product of modern social arrangements, beginning in western Europe in the 17th century, although it has antecedents in Classical antiquity.

the business of providing services, such as transportation, places to stay, or entertainment, for tourists (Definition of tourism from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)