Beachgoing

Beachgoing or beach tourism is the cultural phenomenon of travelling to an ocean beach for leisure or vacation.

The practice developed from medically-prescribed sea-bathing by British physicians in the 17th and 18th centuries and spread throughout Europe and European colonies. With the advent of affordable air travel seaside resorts developed worldwide into the modern tourism phenomenon.

Beachgoing is one of the earliest forms of modern tourism and is a staple of the overall tourism industry.