LookItUptourism
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈtʊrɪzəm/ · UK /ˈtʊərɪzəm/
tourism means: The business of arranging holidays and providing services for people visiting places.
noun
The business of arranging holidays and providing services for people visiting places.
- Tourism provides many jobs here.
- The island’s economy depends heavily on tourism.
- Investment in tourism has helped small local businesses.
Travelling to places for pleasure, especially to see interesting sights.
- Tourism brings crowds to the beach.
- The village encourages tourism that respects local life.
- Mass tourism has changed the old town.
Travelling elsewhere to use particular services or opportunities available there.
- Medical tourism is growing as treatment costs rise.
- Dental tourism takes patients abroad for cheaper care.
- Different laws have encouraged libel tourism in some countries.
Questions about tourism
What does tourism mean?
The business of arranging holidays and providing services for people visiting places.
What is tourism in other languages?
Türkçe: turizm · Español: turismo · Français: tourisme · Deutsch: Tourismus · Italiano: turismo · 日本語: 観光業
How do you pronounce tourism?
In American English /ˈtʊrɪzəm/; in British English /ˈtʊərɪzəm/.
How do you use tourism in a sentence?
Tourism provides many jobs here. The island’s economy depends heavily on tourism.
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