Concept of Tourism Activity

Tourism activity is a set of procedures and steps undertaken by a responsible party or by the investor with the aim of attracting tourists and stimulating tourism - and tourism is defined as the movement of people from their places of residence to other places. If it is outside their country, it is foreign tourism, and in any of the two types of tourism, whether it is internal or external, it is a process of transition in order to achieve certain goals of these goals. Pleasure and psychological recreation from work pressures and the atmosphere and conditions pressing on the individual, which prompted him to travel and tourism, although tourism is determined according to its goals For example, the definition of a tourist does not apply to members of delegations, diplomatic bodies and the military in training courses and attending conferences, if tourism is travel with the aim of enjoying the natural or industrial landscapes and learning about the nature and traditions of others. Tourism by individual tourists, that is, the tourist spends what he brought with him of money from his country. Therefore, tourism has become and has clearly contributed in Funding the budgets of many countries that have been interested in tourism and countries that depend heavily on tourism are countries such as France, Spain, Australia, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan ... etc. Travel is the atmosphere of nature with its heat in some countries as in Iraq, so Iraqis go outside the country to enjoy the moderate or cold weather in the countries they go to for tourism purposes and others for the purposes of viewing the cultural, religious, heritage and historical landmarks and more in Iraq, but it needs someone to take the appropriate decision to make it Tourist attractions . B - Types of tourism services : Tourism services are classified into several types, the most prominent of which are :

1- Transportation and transportation: The tourist needs the means of transportation, to transport his luggage to the residence or to move to the tourist sites that he intends to visit. Indicates that tourism is a sector that leads to the creation of vertical and horizontal integration .

2- Accommodation (accommodation): This service is one of the basic services that the tourist is indispensable to in order to feel stability and safety and take a rest after completing his day on a tour in the various available tourist sites. Hotel health service for tourists and make these hotels or other places of residence attractive to tourists annually .

3- Public services: One of the basic human requirements, especially the tourist who has moved away from his residence or his relatives, is public tourism services such as water, electricity and communications services, as well as providing safety for the tourist and any other health and security services .

4- Guiding and tourism services: In various countries of the world, the authorities responsible for tourism prepare a tourist guide in which they briefly explain the names of tourist sites of various kinds, religious, archaeological or historical, and their locations. The tourism sector is to be accompanied by a guide or a tourist guide from the qualified or specialized frameworks in the tourism activity .