tourism
US /ˈtʊˌrɪzəm/
Definition
the business of providing services to tourists
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Tourism is the main source of income for many small coastal towns.
Word Family
Synonyms
- sightseeinggoing about to look at places of interest
- travelthe act of going from one place to another
Collocations
- Easy booming tourismto booming tourism, meaning to make a resonant sound, like artillery
- Medium tourism industry revenuedescribing tourism industry revenue (the business of providing services to tourists)
- Hard sustainable eco-tourism initiativesdescribing sustainable eco-tourism initiatives (capable of being sustained)
- Very Hard tourism infrastructure stretched to breaking pointdescribing tourism infrastructure stretched to breaking point (the business of providing services to tourists)
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