Urban tourism involves activities with cities as destinations. Urban tourism mainly includes visiting urban sites, streets and cultural attractions as well as participating in urban cultural activities. It can also refer to activities such as sightseeing, leisure, shopping, entertainment, dinning and meeting friends away from their usual places of residence and workplaces.
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(2020). Urban Tourism. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2649
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