The Differences Between Tourist and Traveller

When you say traveler, what do you mean? In general, a traveler is someone who goes somewhere on business or pleasure. Travelers are often seen as people from another time or place, a way of life. People who go on business trips are known as business travelers while people who go on vacation are called vacationers. The difference is that each of these is a wider term than either traveler and that one is broader in meaning than the other.

Now when you hear someone say, I am travelling or I am a tourist, what do you think? Is that person a traveler or a tourist? Well, a lot has been written lately about tourism and the people who go on business trips (and even on family vacations) and what people call the global village or the modern traveler. There has been much confusion about the differences between being a tourist and a traveler, and with the help of the definitions below, you will be able to know the difference yourself, so you can make your own choice.

A traveler is someone who travels to a foreign country for pleasure or business. A tourist is someone who travels for business or pleasure. So those are the two main types of traveller, but how do you differentiate between the two? Well, if you are on a business trip and you are visiting a country for the first time, you are most likely a tourist, unless you are travelling back to a country you have lived in before. You can also be a traveller if you are travelling to a country for the first time, but are on a business trip because you want to see the area, do some sightseeing, and to connect with the locals.