- tourist attraction
- tourist resort, site which is meant to attract tourists to it
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tourist attraction
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tourist attraction — UK US noun [C] TRANSPORT, COMMERCE ► a place that people visit for pleasure and interest, usually while they are on holiday: major/big/top tourist attraction »The Grand Canyon is Arizona s biggest tourist attraction. »He plans to turn the former… … Financial and business terms
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Tourist attraction — A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, or amusement opportunities. Some examples include historical places,… … Wikipedia
tourist attraction — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tourist attraction : singular tourist attraction plural tourist attractions tourism a place to visit that is very popular with tourists … English dictionary
tourist attraction — noun (C) a place or event that a lot of tourists go to: The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tourist attraction — tourist at,traction noun count a place to visit that is very popular with tourists … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tourist Attraction (The Outer Limits) — Infobox Television episode Title = Tourist Attraction Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 13 Airdate = December 23, 1963 Production = 4 Writer = Dean Riesner Director = Laslo Benedek Photographer = John M. Nickolaus Guests =… … Wikipedia
attraction — UK US /əˈtrækʃən/ noun [C] ► something that people come to see because they are interested in it: »The historic centre is one of the major visitor attractions of the city. → See also TOURIST ATTRACTION(Cf. ↑tourist attraction) … Financial and business terms
tourist — tour‧ist [ˈtʊərst ǁ ˈtʊr ] noun [countable] TRAVEL someone who travels to visit a place for pleasure or a holiday: • About 40,000 Americans go there each year, mostly for business but some as tourists. • The city relies on its tourist industry… … Financial and business terms
Tourist trap — A tourist trap is a an establishment, or group of establishments, that has been created with the aim of attracting tourists [cite book last = Gaines first = Barbara K. authorlink = Barbara K. Gaines coauthors = title = Idiomatic American English … Wikipedia
