tourism

[toor-iz-uhm] / ˈtʊər ɪz əm /

NOUN

travel for pleasure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

touristry travel

STRONG

exploration globetrotting journey passage resorting traversing

WEAK

jaunting peregrination sojourn

Example Sentences

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The region’s diversification into tourism, metals and banking is giving Tehran a wider range of targets to strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

She said: "We want to save this really important part of our heritage, it is over 200 years old, but also because it is an important part of our manufacturing and tourism in this region."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Smaller but real tailwinds could accrue to insurers with maternal and pediatric products, hospital operators with obstetrics and fertility exposure, preschool and education providers, and travel companies if family-friendly tourism gets sustained policy support.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“This is the tourism headquarters of the Otherworld,” explained the horse.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi