Fringian Media, Leisure, and Tourism

Media, Leisure, and Tourism is a major business sector of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

General Overview

Media, Leisure, and Tourism is a business sector focused on information, entertainment, recreation, and the provision of premier services.

It involves publishing and journalism in a variety of forms, games and gaming, gambling, personal and public entertainment such as holomovies, and live music or performances. It includes the upkeep and marketing of vacation spots, historical sites, hotels, hostels, spas and health clubs. It provides tourist activities such as vacation destinations, tours, and adventure travel such as mountaineering and safaris. Sporting events of all kinds are included, as are premier shops and boutiques, retail parks and malls.

There is a certain amount of cross-over with businesses considered to be part of the Agriculture, Food, and Luxuries and Transport and Logistics sectors.

History & Background (Dossier)

Media & Communications

Major Companies

• Channel 42
• Data Services LLC
• Medios Martin Inc. (based at Kuyt).
• FarStel Group (based at Cydia).
• Fringe News Network ("FNN")
• Nebula Publishing Group
• ICS Direct LLC

Primary Activities

Mass media of all kinds. (Communications & Information) The means of communication that reach large numbers of people in a short time, such as 3V or televisual programs, printed media such as newspapers and magazines, and radio communication.

Leisure

Major Companies

• Cushing Fenn Parker Fine Produce (based at Nexus).
• Dorian Gaming
• Haile and Rapice Leisure (based at Scybria).
• Huntsman & Hawkes (based at Val Marin).
• Maurice Specialties.
• Virtually Real Inc.

Primary Activities

The leisure industry is the segment of business focused on recreation, entertainment, and sports-related products and services (including all playable simulacra).

Tourism

Major Companies

• Ardell Adventure and Travel LLC
• Blue Star Lines (based at Tal Varisa).
• Distant Suns
• Ogilvie Horizons

Primary Activities

Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to, and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science