Types of tourism

thumb|Ecotourism in Svalbard Ecotourism is a form of nature-oriented tourism intended to contribute to the conservation of the natural environment, generally defined as being minimally impactful, and including providing both contributions to conservation and environmental education. The definition sometimes also includes being financially beneficial to the host community or making conservation financially possible. There is a range of different definitions, and the correct definition of the term was an active subject of debate as of 2009. The term is also used more widely by many organizations

thumb|Tent camping in Sierra Nevada National Park thumb|Tent camping in [[Turkey]]

thumb|Newlyweds leaving for their honeymoon boarding a Trans-Canada Air Lines plane, Montreal, 1946A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase in a couple's relationship—whether they are in matrimony or not—that exists before getting used to everyday life together.

space travel for recreational purposes

300px|thumb|Photographic safari in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

travel to engage in sexual activity

people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment

thumb|A lodging cottage in a rural area of Lithuania thumb|Rural building in Covasna, Romania Agritourism or agrotourism involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch.

journey around Europe for cultural education

geographical tourism around a country or a region with particular cultures and cultural attractions and practices

thumb|upright|250px|An excursion outside Seattle, circa 1887 thumb|Early Advantage Montessori School children on excursion

form of travel without damage to nature or cultural area

tourism oriented on rural areas

thumb|300px|A glamping "village" with semi-permanent yurts, gravel paths, and a [[hot tub]]

tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy

travel to religious sites

a recess in early spring at universities and schools in various countries around the world

tourism with the aim of exploring the food and drinks

Tourism marketed to LGBT people

overland journey in the 1960s and 1970s from Europe to India and Nepal

study of the geography of travel and tourism, including its destinations and socio-cultural attractions and activities

observing whales and dolphins in their natural habitat

A type of tourism that involves traveling to wine-producing regions, which includes wine tasting, visiting wineries, and getting acquainted with the culture and history of winemaking

hunting of wild animals for trophies

specially designated path, road, or waterway of interest

visiting impoverished areas

type of tourism for travel to work-related purposes

Accessibility of tourism for disabled people

type of tourism

thumb|upright=1.2|Geological sustainable tourism aims to conserve and promote a place as a geosite, such as the [[Iguazu Falls in South America]]

form of business tourism

tourism for old war zones and sites of battles

non-Olympic type of sport and venues for all-year-round spectator sport events

tourism of sites relevant to cultural history

tourism involving visits to sites of industrial interest

simulation of visiting an existing location using video, still images, sound effects, music, narration, and text

right|thumb|Relaxing in a home swimming pool is a typical staycation pursuit. right|thumb|In Hong Kong, the term may refer to a domestic tourism vacation at a hotel or accommodation elsewhere in the territory. A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation") is a recreational break spent at home or within a both-ways day's trip distance of it, requiring no overnight accommodation. In the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong, the term has increasingly come to encompass domestic tourism, or taking a holiday in one's resident country or territory as opposed to traveling abroad. In Hong Kong, the term

travel for pleasure or business within one's country

tourism involving travel to nuclear sites

travel for pleasure or business that crosses national borders and is where globalisation has made tourism a popular global leisure activity

travel to world-wide destinations for the purpose of promoting health and wellness

tourism involving travel to dangerous places and extreme environments

tourism about gardening history and visits to botanical gardens

travel to give birth in another country

extracurricular stay with organized activities

voyage along inland waterways between river ports

tourism based on places associated with locations and events from literary texts

practice of people travelling to a specific jurisdiction to kill themselves

tourism by motorcycle, often over longer distance

combined tourist products and services

practice of visiting locations at which an environmental disaster has occurred

tourism that involves travel to different bodies of water and locations for water-based activities

form of tourism

tourism around ruins of buildings and archaeological sites. Archaeological tourism is travel to ancient sites to learn about past civilizations.

type of tourism in a city or town, or its surrounding area

field of information and communication technology

historical tourism involving visits to former or current communist locations

form of temporary home care and maintenance

tourism based on ancestry

tourism by boat travel