tourist trap
nounDefinition of tourist trap
: 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
Too young to know about traffic, tourist traps and six-level parking garages. — Los Angeles Times, "Four Hours: Exploring the newly relocated kids’ museum, now in Santa Monica," 9 Aug. 2019 There’s a fine line between must-see attraction and overrated tourist trap. — Gabrielle Olya, USA TODAY, "20 American tourist traps that are actually worth your time and money," 12 July 2019 Even tourist trap Pier 39 received some editorial support, including a blessing from columnist Herb Caen. — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "1958 photos of the Embarcadero Freeway: A double-decker mistake rises," 12 June 2019 Rather than get jumbled into the pre-Olympics tourist trap (the Japan Times reported an estimate of 40 million additional tourists to the city for 2020), head to Tokyo in 2019 to take advantage of all the pre-event updates without the crowds. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "The 19 Best Places to Travel in 2019," 10 Jan. 2019 The menu is deceptively simple, but the presentation, choice of ingredients, and dressings is what elevates the experience beyond the tourist traps of the French Quarter. — Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, "21 Best Restaurants in New Orleans," 28 Feb. 2018 The city may not have the flashy kid-centric tourist traps like Disneyland, but there’s still plenty for the younger crowd. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The best things to do with kids in 13 U.S. cities," 20 Nov. 2018 For locals, Nintendo World is just another tourist trap. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Gallery: Exploring Nintendo’s flagship New York City store," 2 Sep. 2018 Opponents fear the project would turn the landmark into an undignified tourist trap unworthy of its significance. — Sara Germano, WSJ, "Berlin Is Again Divided, and Wonders If David Hasselhoff Will Pick Sides," 9 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tourist trap.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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