Tourism is one of the few phenomena that have stood out in the contemporary age, its spectacular development being a common feature of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Internationally, tourism has become a business worth billions of dollars, with many national economies depending on it. In the developed countries, it grows annually faster than the normal growth of the economy. The income from tourism reaches (and even exceeds) 30% of the GDP.

Cultural tourism has always been present, but in the last few decades it tends to become an industry, along side: mountain, spa, spelunking, pilgrimage, and cruise, institutional, religious and literary tourism. Actually, there are many forms of tourism for almost each activity area; thus, the spectrum of cultural tourism is the most varied and diverse.

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