tourism
noun
tour·ism
ˈtu̇r-ˌi-zəm 
Examples of tourism in a Sentence
The city developed the riverfront to encourage tourism.
She has a job in tourism.
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The island offers more than three dozen hotels, resorts, condos, cottages and bed and breakfasts, including the famous Grand Hotel, the tourism bureau says.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last weekend’s nationwide blackout in Cuba, the fifth in less than a year, has sparked new street protests and is likely to accelerate the collapse of Cuba’s crucial tourism industry.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Turner said they have not been impacted by a tourism decline and actually are seeing an increase in revenue.
—Ashley J. Dimella , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The disruption in transportation left more than 900 tourists stranded in Machu Picchu, according to Peru's tourism minister.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last weekend’s nationwide blackout in Cuba, the fifth in less than a year, has sparked new street protests and is likely to accelerate the collapse of Cuba’s crucial tourism industry.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Turner said they have not been impacted by a tourism decline and actually are seeing an increase in revenue.
—Ashley J. Dimella , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The disruption in transportation left more than 900 tourists stranded in Machu Picchu, according to Peru's tourism minister.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Tourism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourism. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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tourism
noun
tour·ism
ˈtu̇(ə)r-ˌiz-əm
: the practice of traveling for pleasure or the business of encouraging and serving such traveling
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