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tourism

[toor-iz-uhm] Origin

tour·ism

[toor-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
2.
the business or industry of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other services to tourists.
3.
the promotion of tourist travel, especially for commercial purposes.

Origin:
1805–15; tour + -ism
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tourism (ˈtʊərɪzəm)
 
n
tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp when regarded as an industry

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Word Origin & History

tourism
1811, from tour (n.) + -ism.
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