Fringian Media, Leisure, and Tourism

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A major business sector of the Distant Fringe.

General Overview

Publishing and journalism. Popular media, games and gaming, gambling, personal and public entertainment such as holomovies, live music or performances. The upkeep and marketing of vacation spots, hotels, hostels, spas and health clubs. Safaris, tours, and historical sites. Interstellar communications and the transport and delivery of paper mail and packets. Shops and boutiques. Operating retail parks and malls.

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

Major Companies

Key players include:

Media & Communications

  • Channel 27
  • Data Services LLC
  • Medios Martin Inc
  • FarStel Group
  • Fringe News Network ("FNN")
  • Nebula Publishing Group
  • ICS Direct LLC

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

  • Dorian Gaming
  • Haile and Rapice Leisure
  • Huntsman & Hawkes
  • Maurice Specialties
  • Virtually Real Inc

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

Tourism

  • Ardell Adventure and Travel LLC
  • Distant Suns
  • Ogilvie Horizons

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.

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