tourism

[toor-iz-uhm]

noun

1. the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.

2. the business or industry of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other services to tourists.

3. the promotion of tourist travel, especially for commercial purposes.

tourism

/ ˈtʊərɪzəm /

noun

1. tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp when regarded as an industry

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourism¹

First recorded in 1805–15; tour + -ism

Example Sentences

The directive reimposes a statutory ban on tourism and doubles down on a decades‑old economic embargo.

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In the last few years, groups of foreign nationals have been traveling to the U.S. on tourist visas, then breaking into homes in affluent neighborhoods in what police call “burglary tourism.”

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Another said she had finished all the units of a travel and tourism diploma.

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It’s carried out in partnership with the LVCVA, the tourism board best known for the “What Happens Here, Stays Here” slogan.

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Vermont’s economy relies on tourism, and many residents say they welcome the roughly 2.5 million visitors who come for the idyllic autumnal vistas.

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Related Words

• touristry 
• travel