noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a tourist attraction
▪ The British Museum is one of London’s most popular tourist attractions.
a tourist centre
▪ Our destination was Queenstown, a tourist centre set amid mountains and lakes.
a tourist coach
▪ A huge number of tourist coaches visit the site.
a tourist destination (=place where a lot of tourists go)
▪ Las Vegas is the country's top tourist destination.
a tourist map
▪ The museum is marked on most tourist maps.
a tourist resort
▪ There are plans to turn the town into a tourist resort.
a tourist/travel/visitor's visa
▪ He applied for a tourist visa.
space tourist
the tourist season (=when a lot of tourists visit an area)
▪ It's almost impossible to get a hotel room in the tourist season.
the tourist trade
▪ The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industry
the tourist/travel industry
▪ The tourist industry earns billions of dollars per year.
tourist class
tourist office
tourist trap
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
foreign
▪ They were alarmed that the continuing growth in the number of foreign tourists could be jeopardised by an isolated serious incident.
▪ Vegemite is a tasty treat foreign tourists will want to bring home.
▪ More than 1m foreign tourists visited Yunnan last year, and tourism earnings rose well above the national rate in other sectors.
▪ The National Rifle Association has opposed the prohibition of firearm sales to foreign tourists, saying that it would discriminate against them.
▪ If renaissance comes it will be in a new form: foreign tourists in holiday flats.
▪ Some diplomats say crimes against foreign tourists are probably underreported.
▪ The army has been drafted in to cover the staffing crisis. Foreign tourists are also in the firing line.
▪ Others have taken advantage of economic reforms to demolish their homes and replace them with small hotels that cater to foreign tourists.
local
▪ A local tourist tax, for example, would produce little revenue in most parts of the country.
▪ Free activities: There are guided walks organised by the local tourist office, and various festivals throughout the season.
▪ Walking maps are available from the local tourist office.
▪ Free activities: The local tourist offices provide a free guided walk once a week.
▪ Seek alternative accommodation somewhere, via the local tourist board maybe?
▪ Free activities: A selection of walks are organised by the local tourist office.
▪ Readers should check with the local tourist board for a full list of accommodation.
▪ The local tourist office organises a number of guided walks.
main
▪ It is also the island's main tourist attraction.
▪ On his visit the authorities had been suspicious of Western visitors who asked to travel outside the main tourist spots.
▪ Seven years later, it lost its second main tourist accommodation when the Lake was burned down in an accidental fire.
▪ A tree lined avenue leads to Minehead's shopping centre and the district's main tourist information centre.
▪ All of London's main tourist attractions and shops, theatres, cinemas, etc., are within easy reach.
▪ As soon as she left the main tourist route it became quieter and darker.
▪ Which are the main tourist towns and areas marked on the map?
major
▪ And about the same time a mystery blaze broke out at Madame Tussaud's, another of the capitals major tourist attractions.
▪ It was also a major tourist centre.
▪ Watching boats being lowered in the locks is still the major tourist activity.
▪ More recently the Whitbread Hop Farm has become renowned as one of Kent's major tourist attractions.
▪ Studland, a major tourist attraction, is situated in a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
▪ The boats connect all major tourist attractions allowing you to enjoy the beautiful sights of Amsterdam on the way.
▪ The company have retained the leisurely atmosphere of the turn-of-the-century light railway being situated off the major tourist circuits.
popular
▪ St Michael's Mount, left, is a popular tourist attraction.
▪ They are a popular attraction for tourists and Ottawans alike.
▪ Dozens of popular tourist spots across the world were represented at the exhibition which ran for five days.
▪ Happily both are popular with tourists and still make money.
▪ The road, which is popular with tourists, was closed while the men were cut free.
▪ First recorded in the Domesday book, it still has the centuries old appearance that makes it so popular with tourists.
▪ They don't churn up wild flowers and they are very popular with the tourists.
■ NOUN
attraction
▪ The idea is that the various farm based tourist attractions get together to help bring in the visitors.
▪ It is the newest tourist attraction at the Kennedy Space Center.
▪ St Michael's Mount, left, is a popular tourist attraction.
▪ This was well before it became a tourist attraction, when it was still a fruit and veg market.
▪ New tourist attractions are welcome only inland.
▪ And everything is a tourist attraction.
▪ But the great tourist attraction of Dornie remains.
board
▪ The tourist boards see these areas as economic resources where development brings money.
▪ As a result increasing numbers are registering with tourist boards, even though this means allowing inspectors on their premises.
▪ What's more all the holiday parks listed are regularly checked and graded by tourist board inspectors.
▪ In 1981 the first large timeshare complex opened at Langdale, helped by a tourist board grant.
▪ Seek alternative accommodation somewhere, via the local tourist board maybe?
▪ Readers should check with the local tourist board for a full list of accommodation.
▪ For more information about holidays in Northern Ireland ring the tourist board on 071-439 0601.
centre
▪ However, in the tourist centre of Cuzco I could take my knowledge of its markings, no further.
▪ Recently Edinburgh has become a tourist centre famous for its history and arts.
▪ Moffat is much more of a tourist centre than I realised, but a pleasant little town.
▪ It was also a major tourist centre.
▪ Llanberis has changed from being a slate quarrying town to being a tourist centre.
▪ The £10 million development will create hundreds of jobs and boost Teesside as a tourist centre.
▪ Dumfries is now a tourist centre.
destination
▪ Denton and Morris's Las Vegas is no mere tourist destination.
▪ Britain is one of the world's top five tourist destinations.
▪ The changing leaves and sunny weather turned this storybook tourist destination into everything it is cracked up to be.
▪ Time allowed 00:22 Read in studio Finally tonight, a local authority has started to promote an unlikely tourist destination.
industry
▪ The tourist industry is also highly seasonal and subjected to fluctuating cycles.
▪ Intensive salmon farms threaten wildlife, the environment and our tourist industry.
▪ They can also cause big problems for coastal fisheries, aquaculture operations and the tourist industry.
▪ It will also be cheaper for foreigners to visit Britain which could bring a much-needed boost for the tourist industry.
▪ Sadly their wild habitat is now suffering destruction for the hotel and tourist industries.
▪ The very active New Zealand tourist industry is closely enmeshed with light aircraft flying.
information
▪ A tree lined avenue leads to Minehead's shopping centre and the district's main tourist information centre.
▪ It is sold at the monuments, tourist information centres and through an increasing number of travel trade operators.
▪ The town hall is set to reopen next year and will include a tourist information centre, library and concert room.
▪ Centre safe: Cleveland County Council has safeguarded the future of the county's busiest tourist information centre for the next year.
▪ The guide will be available in local garages, at the tourist information centre and in guest houses.
▪ Entry forms can be obtained from the tourist information centre, the central and branch libraries.
▪ The Plaza boasts a total of seven shop units together with a restaurant, tourist information centre and Knight Ride gift shop.
▪ The librarian suggested that tourist information provided on the Prestel might be usefully looked at.
office
▪ Accommodation: The Bruges tourist office produces a comprehensive guide.
▪ Free activities: There are guided walks organised by the local tourist office, and various festivals throughout the season.
▪ Walking maps are available from the local tourist office.
▪ Ask at the tourist office for details.
▪ Or you can hire your own personal hostess, also from the tourist office.
▪ Walking: The tourist office provides maps to show the many marked walks which include lakeside paths in both directions from Bellagio.
▪ Free activities: The local tourist offices provide a free guided walk once a week.
resort
▪ The first cover story for the airstrip was that a group of businessmen wanted to start up a tourist resort there.
season
▪ It is the start of the tourist season and Katmandu is the gateway to the world's highest mountains, including Everest.
▪ Early November was long past tourist season, and he did not look like a logger.
▪ Resorts that are glorious in mid-summer can be bleak and damp in winter as well as pretty dull when the tourist season is over.
▪ Call for brochures about six months in advance, especially if you want to rent during a peak tourist season.
trade
▪ Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.
▪ They say so-called home improvements can kill off the tourist trade.
▪ But environmentalists have long claimed that the scheme has been underfunded, badly run and above all exploited by the tourist trade.
▪ The tourist trade depends too much on the cocked hat.
▪ And with it, the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade.
▪ This will do no good for Amsterdam's tourist trade and London will be wetter than average for the time of year.
▪ This still, however, gives the island a quality tourist trade.
▪ The tourist trade was practically non-existent and Reid's Hotel was closed during the War.
trap
▪ The one tourist trap we fell into was St Tropez.
■ VERB
attract
▪ Opposite One of the natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon attracts huge numbers of tourists to Arizona.
▪ Environmental groups worry about whether the new agency will focus on protecting the environment or on attracting tourists.
▪ Today the railway attracts many tourists to the area, and is very popular with ramblers.
▪ One goal, according to the commission, is to attract about 40 million tourists annually, double the present number.
▪ The excitement, celebrities and aura are attracting tourists and locals alike, said day manager Lorna Sandoval.
▪ Chester has attracted tourists from an early date.
▪ The resulting rank heather is a severe fire hazard in areas attracting tourists.
bring
▪ He says the countryside brings in tourists and the attractions teach them more about the countryside.
▪ The pier will bring more tourists, who will browse the boutiques and souvenir stores before boarding their ship at night.
▪ To be sure, these projects have helped to bring in tourists.
cater
▪ So conservationists hope they can preserve the area's outstanding natural beauty and cater for the tourists too.
▪ Others have taken advantage of economic reforms to demolish their homes and replace them with small hotels that cater to foreign tourists.
▪ In addition, many farmers, particularly on family farms, have sought to diversify their enterprises,for example by catering for tourists.
▪ I., has catered mainly to tourists with modest bankrolls.
▪ Now the market caters to tourists and students.
help
▪ Allan Mullally, with five for 18, helped rattle out the tourists for 97 in their first innings.
▪ In 1981 the first large timeshare complex opened at Langdale, helped by a tourist board grant.
▪ To be sure, these projects have helped to bring in tourists.
▪ This explains the scientific and environmental importance of Korup and will help to attract tourists.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a gaggle of tourists/children etc
the hotel/tourist etc trade
▪ A plan, already under way, seeks to manage the tourist trade.
▪ And with it, the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade.
▪ But environmentalists have long claimed that the scheme has been underfunded, badly run and above all exploited by the tourist trade.
▪ His attempts to corral the tourist trade at the Falls had failed.
▪ Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.
▪ Prospective customers should always be on the look-out for good communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the hotel trade.
▪ They say so-called home improvements can kill off the tourist trade.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Tourists can use the colour-coded map to guide themselves on walks of the city.
▪ A tourist visa is required for most nationalities.
▪ A park ranger was answering the tourists' questions as they looked out over the canyon.
▪ More than 3 million American tourists visit Britain every year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And Pau is not in the mass tourist market.
▪ Britain is one of the world's top five tourist destinations.
▪ It was neither feasible nor necessary to deny tourists who were lured to the Falls the attractions they expected.
▪ Millions of tourists visit it every year.
▪ On his visit the authorities had been suspicious of Western visitors who asked to travel outside the main tourist spots.
▪ Read in studio A decision to cut a town's tourist budget by more than half has angered shopkeepers and hoteliers.
▪ Sure, the majority were tourists.
▪ Three tourists were reported to have been wounded by gunfire in separate attacks on Nile cruise ships during October.