people travel for lots of reasons. they make journeys to and from school or work every day visit friends and family take day trips shopping or to football matches go out for evening entertainment such as the cinema they go away on business or study trips. so when does travel become tourism? when people travel to and stay in a place which is not where they live. for example there is recreational tourism if you want to relax and have fun maybe at the beach. there is cultural tourism sightseeing or visiting museums