Tourism is growing in many local economies. Short-term missions is part of this wave, as perceived by travel agents, hoteliers, transporters, health service providers, government bureaus, and vendors. Tourism ethics have been discussed in the secular literature for years. It behooves Christians to re$ect on the ethics of tourism: How can we travel to the glory of God? What patterns will maximize shalom both for those who travel and for those who serve them? Economic, social, and spiritual costs and benejts are explored in the context of pilgrimage.n Washington, my home state, the economy has forced many apple farmers to sell their land. To stay in their natal communities, some former farmers now run I bed-and-breakfast places. Or they make apple candy for sale. They follow in the steps of displaced Washingtonian fishermen who lead whale-watching adventures, or displaced loggers who carve with chain saws or clean hotels or deal at casinos. This reflects what is happening globally. As resource-based jobs diminish, more and more people turn to tourism to try to make a living.' Some tourists are Christians. Pastors jet internationally for ministry. Lay people travel for business, with a little recreation added on. Senior citizens are in RVs heading south, or on planes to Israel. Families are at Disney World. Couples and groups of singles are at the beach or the mountains, in Hawaii or the Caribbean, on a riverboat or a cruise ship. Short-term missions are part of this wave -"missions as package holiday" (Shepherd 2005). Adult vision trips and youth service trips are categorized as tourism by many of those who serve ustravel agents, hoteliers, transporters, health service providers, government bureaus, vendors, street children, and possibly even Christians in receiving countries.Since tourism is growing in the world economy, and since we ourselves travel significantly, the ethics of tourism deserve attention. How can we love our neighbors as we pass through a place? What patterns will maximize shalom both for those who travel and for those who serve them? Are there principles that will apply to "adventure