A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM TRAVEL & TOURISM IS A TRULY GLOBAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY – ONE WHICH TAKES PLACE IN DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD, FROM LEADING CAPITAL CITIES AND SMALLER TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN RURAL AND COASTAL AREAS, TO SOME OF THE REMOTEST POINTS ON THE PLANET. IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST INDUSTRIES, OR ECONOMIC SECTORS, CONTRIBUTING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, CREATING JOBS AND WEALTH, GENERATING EXPORTS, BOOSTING TAXES AND STIMULATING CAPITAL INVESTMENT.