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tourism

American  
[toor-iz-uhm] / ˈtʊər ɪz əm /

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 British  
/ ˈtʊərɪzəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tourism

First recorded in 1805–15; tour + -ism

Example Sentences

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The Gulf monarchies have worked hard to stay on the periphery of Middle East conflict, relying on their stability to attract business, trade and tourism.

From Barron's

After a week of emailing tourism boards, industry groups and award-winning salmon farms, I ended up right back where I started: Salmon Scotland, just to triple-check they didn’t represent the maker.

From Salon

There is one other option, and Mertz referred to it as dental tourism, saying that Mexico and Costa Rica are popular destinations for U.S. residents.

From Los Angeles Times

Mobile could have waived or reduced the combined 17% hotel and tourism tax it collects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Increasingly, the area has grown in popularity as a tourism village and many people have also retired to the area from other parts of the UK.

From BBC