Examples of tourism in a Sentence
The city developed the riverfront to encourage tourism.
She has a job in tourism.
Recent Examples of tourism from the Web
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Like its promotional materials, the hierarchy of the tourism board is not exactly a bastion of diversity.
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The tourism board will make a contribution of $15,000 to Operation Smile’s trips and operations for Thai children with cleft lips or left palates.
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The mayor released data that showed crime in downtown Baltimore — a popular area for tourism — is declining.
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The national tourism board says that influencers are not paid.
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To help fill those seats, the country's tourism board has launched a digital campaign to rustle up support.
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Since 1986, city policy has been to spend 50 percent of the money on cultural and tourism-related activities, with the balance going to general city spending.
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The Visit Sacramento tourism board and Sacramento City Councilman Steve Hansen are sponsoring the mural, according to Wide Open Walls.
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The Scottish tourism board identified it as a trend of 2018, one that goes hand-in-hand with Scotland's rugged landscape, quaint cabins, and welcoming pubs.
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First Known Use of tourism
1811
TOURISM Defined for English Language Learners
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: the activity of traveling to a place for pleasure
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: the business of providing hotels, restaurants, entertainment, etc., for people who are traveling
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