On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:14:23 +0100 "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote:
> On 23/10/2010 13:36, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > I was astonished as well: > > "Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. > > The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who > > "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for > > more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive > > year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the > > exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place > > visited."[1]" > > This is a quote from a WTO document; an organization that, by it's > own admittance goes further than the usual definition to allow the > accountants to calculate the total income. > > I'd rather stick with bodies whose purpose it is is to define the > meaning of words; such as the OED: > > http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0873740#m_en_gb0873740 > The WTO definition is better for mapping purposes. Otherwise I have to decide if a hotel is used by 'business' guests or 'holiday' guests. These uses of a hotel do overlap. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
