tourist trap

noun

: a place that attracts and exploits tourists

Examples of tourist trap in a Sentence

The street market is a tourist trap that mostly sells cheap souvenirs.

That hotel is just a tourist trap.

Recent Examples on the Web

Artists displayed photos of original Miami spots and newer city developments crossing over into local areas, like Waymos and tourist traps. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Burnstine suggested bypassing highway tourist traps and downloading tracking apps to hunt down cheap fuel. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

Where to eat Vaudin says that the island’s food scene, once dominated by tourist traps, has slowly blossomed. — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

While there are tourist traps here, some gems do exist in this part of town, too. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tourist trap

• handicap
• overlap
• thunderclap
• wiretap
• app
• cap
• chap
• clap
• crap
• flap
• frap
• gap