Definition of tourism Tourism

/tʊˈɹɪˌzʌm/ - [turizum] - tour•ism

We found 6 definitions of tourism from 5 different sources.

What does tourism mean?

Noun Plural: tourisms
tourism - the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"
		touristry
		business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

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tourism (Noun)
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
tourism (Noun)
Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark.

tourism
The temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places or work and residence, the activities undertaken during their stay in those destinations and the facilities created to cater for their needs.

Tourism can mean when people travel for fun, and also the industry that helps these people.

Travel for fun.

People who travel for fun are called "tourists". Places that a lot of people visit are called "resorts".

Damage tourism can bring.

Tourism can bring damage to the local area. Litter, scuba-diving, deforestation are a real problem for popular places such as St. Lucia, Hawaii and other exotic places. Scuba-diving can cause damage to coral reefs which are home to 100s of species of sea animals.

Tourism can damage the local culture, certain local traditions are being put aside for tourists.