Definition of tourism
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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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But a city — a permanent settlement with an economy big enough to sustain itself, and not just a destination for cosmic adventure tourism — would require extensive cooperation with other countries, Pace said.
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The campaign helped lure 3.5 million visitors in 2016, when tourism overtook dairy products as the nation’s biggest foreign-exchange earner.
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Despite the changes, tourists continue to trek to Machu Picchu in ever-increasing numbers, a testament to the original structure that has withstood civilization, conquest, abandonment and — so far — tourism.
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Ahead of peak tourism season, Maine’s Republican governor is pursuing an unconventional strategy to help ease the state’s labor shortage: releasing nonviolent offenders from prison early to get them back to work.
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Chinese tourism to South Korea slowed to a trickle.
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Yet to be addressed is whether the hundreds of Airbnb rooms rented out now might someday pay the same tourism tax as hotels.
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For over half a century, Israelis have found Miami to be a natural haven for tourism, relocation and investment.
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The beaches in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach continue to be the biggest tourism lures in Alabama, breaking summer attendance records each year since the 2010 BP oil spill.
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First Known Use of tourism
1811
TOURISM Defined for English Language Learners
tourism
playDefinition of tourism 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
Learn More about tourism
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See words that rhyme with tourism Spanish Central: Translation of tourism Nglish: Translation of tourism for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of tourism for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about tourism
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