Recreational relaxation or tourism provides many cities with the needed revenue to survive. In the United States some of the smallest cities depend on tourism in order to survive. They have four to five months a year where revenue is high, and during the rest of the year it is rather slow. Tourism is not just about the United States. Tourists can travel anywhere in the world and help support a local economy. Paris, London, Mexico, and Hawaii are just some places that encourage tourists to visit.

A part of tourism is having the right hospitality. Resorts, area attractions, parks, and other places tourists may want to go want hospitality to welcome them and make their trip special. Tourism must offer hospitality, because you cannot really have one without the other.