Thesaurus results for TOURISTS

tourists

noun

plural of tourist

as in travelers

a person who travels for pleasure tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou

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Recent Examples of tourists The strong winds forced a small plane carrying two Peruvian tourists and another aircraft carrying six foreign visitors to divert to the Marcona Airport, according to local media. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 Peru has temporarily suspended the operations of sightseeing airline Aerodiana after one of its planes crashed in the country’s Ica region on Saturday, killing 11 European tourists and two crew members. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 But these spots are also where petty crime and travel scams tend to flourish due to the high population of tourists, explains Lloyd Figgins, travel safety expert and CEO of the Travel Risk & Incident Prevention (TRIP) Group. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 Bustling Lisbon and the sunny Algarve coast are well known to tourists (for good reason), but quieter places also offer tantalizing tastes of Portuguese flavor. — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026 Revenue at the company also known as the Silks Hotel Group grew by about 8% in the first half from a year earlier as overall Taiwan inbound tourists have increased only by a slower 1% through mid-July this year. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Authorities kept the affluent, forested Cap Ferret peninsula mostly empty because a nearby hot spot could flare again, threatening its limited road access and trapping residents and tourists. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 One couple has returned year after year, exploring into areas that tourists rarely see. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026 The San Diego Convention Center, Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and hotels bring thousands of tourists every year. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

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Noun

For cat-averse travelers, the tiny Romano-Gothic Church of St Michael in the same square houses the Kotor Lapidarium, a collection of stone artifacts from the Illyro-Roman period to the end of the 18th century.

— Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
Over the decades, the Motel Inn attracted generations of travelers, including celebrities such as Clint Eastwood, Lucille Ball, and Bob Hope.

— Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Walker acknowledged capital projects play an important role in attracting visitors.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026