Tour
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Tour may refer to:
- TourismTourismTourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
, travel for pleasure - Concert tour, series of performances in different markets
- Tour of dutyTour of dutyIn the Navy, a tour of duty is a period of time spent performing operational duties at sea, including combat, performing patrol or fleet duties, or assigned to service in a foreign country....
, a period of time spent in military service - Grand TourGrand TourThe Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
, a journey across Europe popular amongst young upper-class men in the 18th century - Campus tourCampus tourA campus tour is a tour of a college or university's campus. Prospective students, their parents and other visitors take campus tours to learn about the college or university's facilities, as well as student life, culture on campus, academics, and programs offered by the institution...
, a way to show off the facility and activities of a university or college campus - Tour, another name for a Hamiltonian cycle
- BlackBerry TourBlackBerry TourThe BlackBerry Tour is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion and is part of the 9600 device series. This high-end messaging phone combines the multimedia features of the Curve with the global roaming of the 8830 , plus a higher-resolution display, 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera, 3G data...
, a mobile smartphone from RIM - James TourJames TourJames M. Tour is a synthetic organic chemist, specializing in nanotechnology.-Career:He is well-known for his work in molecular electronics and molecular switching molecules. He has also been involved in other work, such as the creation of a nanocar and NanoKids, an interactive learning DVD to...
, nanoscientist - Guided tour by a tour guideTour guideA tour guide provides assistance, information and cultural, historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people on organized tours, individual clients, educational establishments, at religious and historical sites, museums, and at venues of other significant interest...
Sports
- Sporting tour, prolonged visit by a sporting team to another country for a series of gameGameA game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s, for example in cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:... - Pro TourPro TourPro Tour may refer to* UCI ProTour, a cycling competition under the Union Cycliste Internationale* Pro Beach Soccer Tour, international beach soccer events* Pro Tour , an invitation-only tournament for Magic: The Gathering...
, various professional sports tours - Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, the world's biggest bicycle race - Professional golf toursProfessional golf toursProfessional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women, with each tour being based in a specific geographical region, although some of their tournaments may be held in other...
- Tennis tourTennis tourA tennis tour is tennis played in tournament format at a series of venues over during a set period of weeks or months. Professional tour tennis is played globally with one season consisting of one calender year. Several touraments are held each week as players win prize money and earn ranking...
See also
- Tourist attractionTourist attractionA tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, or amusement opportunities....
- TournTournThe tourn was the circuit made by the sheriff in medieval England to the hundreds of his shire. Here he would preside over the hundred court. This court normally met every three weeks, but during the tourn, at Easter and Michaelmas there were especially full meetings...
, made by medieval sheriffs in England