tourism

noun

/ˈtʊərɪzəm/, /ˈtɔːrɪzəm/

/ˈtʊrɪzəm/

[uncountable]

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the business activity connected with providing accommodation, services and entertainment for people who are visiting a place for pleasure
- The area is heavily dependent on tourism.
- the tourism industry
- The tourism sector is expected to grow by 9.7 percent per annum.
Collocations Travel and tourism
Travel and tourismHolidays/vacations
- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
see also agritourism, health tourism, medical tourism
Extra Examples
- The town survives mainly through tourism.
- Tourism chiefs in York are drawing up plans to attract more people.
- With the expansion of air travel, tourism boomed.
- We hope that this investment will lead to increased tourism in the area.
- the world's first commercial space tourism operator
Topics Holidaysa2, Businessa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- global
- international
- overseas
- …
verb + tourism
- boost
- encourage
- increase
- …
tourism + verb
- boom
- increase
- decline
- …
tourism + noun
- business
- operator
- industry
- …
preposition
- through tourism
phrases
- a decline in tourism
- a downturn in tourism
- a drop in tourism
- …
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单词	tourism
释义	tourism noun /ˈtʊərɪzəm/, /ˈtɔːrɪzəm/ /ˈtʊrɪzəm/ [uncountable] jump to other results the business activity connected with providing accommodation, services and entertainment for people who are visiting a place for pleasure The area is heavily dependent on tourism. the tourism industry The tourism sector is expected to grow by 9.7 percent per annum. Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacations have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room pack/unpack your suitcase/bags call/order room service cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation Foreign travel apply for/get/renew a/your passport take out/buy/get travel insurance catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight fly (in)/travel in business/economy class make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong experience/cause/lead to delays check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage be charged for/pay excess baggage board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness The tourist industry attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors encourage/promote/hurt tourism promote/develop ecotourism build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort work for/be operated by a major hotel chain be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs see also agritourism, health tourism, medical tourism Extra Examples The town survives mainly through tourism. Tourism chiefs in York are drawing up plans to attract more people. With the expansion of air travel, tourism boomed. We hope that this investment will lead to increased tourism in the area. the world's first commercial space tourism operator Topics Holidaysa2, Businessa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective global international overseas … verb + tourism boost encourage increase … tourism + verb boom increase decline … tourism + noun business operator industry … preposition through tourism phrases a decline in tourism a downturn in tourism a drop in tourism … See full entry
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