tourism
noun
tour·ism
ˈtu̇r-ˌi-zəm 
Examples of tourism in a Sentence
The city developed the riverfront to encourage tourism.
She has a job in tourism.
Recent Examples on the Web
After 2001, filmmaking projects became more ambitious in size and scope, focusing on themes of countercultural utopia, exotic landscape, philosophical tourism, and speculative history.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The regulation is the latest in a string of moves by the popular European destination to address rowdy visitors and mass tourism.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Penang Island, the country’s main island, has been impacted by plastic pollution due to tourism.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
More recently, in the United States, tourism agencies in Atlanta and some Colorado cities paid for their own guides.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The lines would damage the views offered by surrounding wineries and farms that contribute to Loudoun’s $4 billion tourism industry, those groups say.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
In a statement on the tourism website, Visit Copenhagen, Danish Tourist Offices confirmed on April 16 that the cause of the fire is currently unknown.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Domestic tourism spending and box office ticket sales both rose during Lunar New Year in February, easily exceeding levels before the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Local events, tourism still saw success despite fewer visitors than planned
Despite getting fewer visitors than planned, several cities in the state still saw great success.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The regulation is the latest in a string of moves by the popular European destination to address rowdy visitors and mass tourism.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Penang Island, the country’s main island, has been impacted by plastic pollution due to tourism.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
More recently, in the United States, tourism agencies in Atlanta and some Colorado cities paid for their own guides.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The lines would damage the views offered by surrounding wineries and farms that contribute to Loudoun’s $4 billion tourism industry, those groups say.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
In a statement on the tourism website, Visit Copenhagen, Danish Tourist Offices confirmed on April 16 that the cause of the fire is currently unknown.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Domestic tourism spending and box office ticket sales both rose during Lunar New Year in February, easily exceeding levels before the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Local events, tourism still saw success despite fewer visitors than planned
Despite getting fewer visitors than planned, several cities in the state still saw great success.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Tourism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourism. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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tourism
noun
tour·ism
ˈtu̇(ə)r-ˌiz-əm
: the practice of traveling for pleasure or the business of encouraging and serving such traveling
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