Turismisüsteem sisaldab paljusid omavahel seotud koostisosi, mis toimivad edukalt vaid üheskoos. Turismisüsteemi on uurinud ja kirjeldanud paljud turismiteadlased, kuid universaalset mudelit pole kellelgi õnnestunud luua. Pea iga inimtegevuse valdkond ja iga inimene on ühel või teasel moel turismisüsteemi kaasatud.
The tourism system is a complex socio-economic system, composed of three subsystems (administration, management and services supply; distribution and promotion; demand/consumption) and several components, whose interaction is based on information and communication, open, extremely sensitive to variations in the environment that serves as a context, which is in a dynamic balance, with adaptive adjustments of the system continuously.
