Tour or Tours may refer to:

Travel

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

, travel for pleasure *

Tour of duty For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. In an army, for instance, soldiers on active duty serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment. ...

, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus *

Guided tour A tour guide (U.S.) or a tourist guide (European) is a person who provides assistance, and information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage to people on organized sightseeing and individual clients at educational establishments, rel ...

, a journey through a location, directed by a guide *

Walking tour A walking tour usually refers to either, # A guided walk of a historical or cultural site, usually in an urban setting, or # A long walk over several days in the countryside. Also called backpacking. Definitions (1) Also included are a walking ...

, a visit of a historical or cultural site undertaken on foot

Entertainment

Concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific ...

, a series of concerts by a musical artist or group of artists in different locations * Comedy tour, an organized trip where comedians travel to various places; see

List of stand-up circuits Stand-up comedians are selected for bookings on the basis of how ''clean'' or ''dirty'' their act is, their popularity, and their ability to draw an audience. Circuit runners, agents, and production companies have the power to make or break a comed ...

Touring theatre A touring theatre company travels to different locations to perform Theatre, plays and Musical theatre, musicals. Touring theater refers to a dynamic form of Theatre, theatrical performance by its presentation in various location instead of a f ...

, independent theatre that travels to different venues

Sports

Professional golf tours Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organized into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical region, although some to ...

, otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments * Tennis tour, tennis played in tournament format at a series of venues * Events in various sports named the

Pro Tour (disambiguation) Pro Tour may refer to: * Pro Tour (Magic: The Gathering), an invitation-only tournament for Magic: The Gathering * ITTF Pro Tour, table tennis tournaments sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation * PDC Pro Tour, darts tournaments sancti ...

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

('), the world's biggest bicycle race

Places

* Tour-de-Faure, Lot, France *

Tour-en-Bessin Tour-en-Bessin (, literally ''Tour in Bessin'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. History World War II After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air ...

, Calvados, France *

Tour-en-Sologne Tour-en-Sologne (, literally ''Tour in Sologne'') is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an altern ...

, Loir-et-Cher, France *

Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...

, Indre-et-Loire, France *

Tours-en-Savoie Tours-en-Savoie (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its oversea ...

, Savoie, France * Tours-en-Vimeu, Somme, France * Tours-sur-Marne, Marne, France *

Tours-sur-Meymont Tours-sur-Meymont () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories ...

, Puy-de-Dôme, France * Tours, Texas, United States

People

James Tour James Mitchell Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnologist. He is the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science & Nanoengineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Education Tour received degr ...

(born 1959), nanoscientist *

La Tour (surname) La Tour (as distinct from Latour) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour (1593–1666), French Governor of Acadia * Georges de La Tour (1593–1652), French Baroque painter * Frances de la ...

Other uses

* "Tour", an unreleased song by Basshunter *

Tours FC Tours Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tours (), was a football club based in Tours, France. Formed in 1919, the club adopted the name Tours FC in 1951 after several other name changes. The club was dissolved on 26 February 2025 d ...

, a French association football club based in Tours