tourist season

noun

: the time when many people go to visit places as tourists

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Before the 2025 tourist season, local and state officials had an opportunity to safeguard Ruidoso and adapt to the realities of a warming climate that is exacerbating wildfires and flooding. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bhandari expects that, at best, his 122-bed hostel will reach 60% occupancy during that peak tourist season this year, down from 100% last year. — Sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Hvar banned its circuit of thumping DJ parties in 2024 in an effort to rebrand itself, but August’s high tourist season in Hvar Town still draws heavy crowds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Two weeks after a wildfire exploded in Big Sur, closing Highway 1 and shuttering dozens of famous hotels and other landmarks in the middle of tourist season, conditions began to return to normal Friday as firefighters made steady progress. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tourist season

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“Tourist season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20season. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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