Lexic.us

Definition of Tourism

1. Noun. The business of providing services to tourists. "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"

Definition of Tourism

1. Noun. the act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home ¹

2. Noun. collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tourism

1. the practice of touring for pleasure [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tourism

Literary usage of Tourism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"To co-ordinate among public authorities and the private sector, several bodies were created in the 1990s: the inter-ministerial tourism Committee, ..."

2. Adventure Guide to Trinidad & Tobago by Kathleen O'Donnell, S Harry Pefkaros (2000)
"Eco-tourism & The Environment E co-tourism is an appealing phrase and is the buzz word for much of the tourism industry's advertising these days. ..."

3. Oecd Territorial Reviews by OECD Staff, Oecd (2001)
"tourism plays a marginal role in the development strategy for the Bergamo economy. ... tourism policy should be directed more towards specific urban tourism ..."

4. Adventure Guide Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"Eco-tourism We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. ... Aldo Leopold, American ecologist, 1886-1948 The first tourism for ..."

5. Capital (1888)
"AVIATION AMD tourism tourism : Removing Haziness in Official Policy By a Special Correspondent It is difficult to comprehend the exact official policy on ..."

6. Florida: The Keys by Don Philpott (2002)
"There are American tourist offices at the following addresses: USA US Travel and tourism Administration, US Department of Commerce, Washington DC 20230 o ..."

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