tourism
noun
tour·ism
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Definition of tourism
Examples of tourism in a Sentence
The city developed the riverfront to encourage tourism.
She has a job in tourism.
Recent Examples on the Web
Though tourism is booming on the main island, the smaller, outer islands are barely touched by Western influences, and life remains simple. — National Geographic, "Fiji Community Service: Community Restoration," 10 Sep. 2019 No wonder medical and dental tourism is a booming business. — Mike Salmon, chicagotribune.com, "Dental tourism: A vacation and bargain dentistry to boot," 5 Sep. 2019 Yet tourism is the main source of funding and preservation for the national park. — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Cruise Ship That Could Preserve the Galapagos Islands," 30 Aug. 2019 Since the start of the trade war, however, Chinese tourism to the US is down by more than 8%. — Dan Kopf, Quartz, "Chinese tourists are opting out of travel to the US in favor of the rest of the world," 29 Aug. 2019 Medical tourism has been around for decades but has become more common in the past 20 years as more countries and hospitals around the world market themselves to foreigners. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "U.S. company pays to send patients to Mexican resort town for much cheaper surgeries," 18 Aug. 2019 Medical tourism has been around for decades but has become more common in the past 20 years as more countries and hospitals around the world market themselves to foreigners. — Phil Galewitz, Dallas News, "Need a knee replacement? This company pays employees to meet a doctor in Cancun," 13 Aug. 2019 Then on June 30, just as island kittiwake chicks were hatching and bird tourism was nearing its summer peak, a visiting birder made a discovery: The dead rat. — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, "A rat was found dead on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Here’s why that’s a big deal.," 2 July 2019 Indeed, Chinese tourism in Mali is far from a reality. — Anna Pujol-mazzini, Time, "Violence in Mali Put an End to a Thriving Tourist Industry. Now the Government Wants to Tap Into China's Tourism Market," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tourism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tourism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tourism
: the activity of traveling to a place for pleasure
: the business of providing hotels, restaurants, entertainment, etc., for people who are traveling
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