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tourist resort

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UK/ˈtʊərɪst rɪˌzɔːt/
US/ˈtʊrɪst rɪˌzɔːrt/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    A place with hotels and entertainment that is designed mainly for people on vacation.

    Grammar: Countable: one resort, two resorts. Often used after 'a' or 'the'.

    Patterns

    • a tourist resort
    • stay at a tourist resort
    • a popular tourist resort

    They spent a week at a tourist resort on the coast.

    The island has become a busy tourist resort in summer.

    We booked a room in a large tourist resort near the beach.

  2. nouncountable

    A town or area that depends heavily on visitors for its income.

    Grammar: Countable and often used with 'popular' or 'major' to describe the size or fame of the place.

    Patterns

    • a major tourist resort
    • develop something as a tourist resort

    The small fishing village grew into a major tourist resort.

    Local people work in the hotels that serve the tourist resort.

Word forms

pluraltourist resorts

Common combinations

a popular tourist resort
This beach is part of a popular tourist resort.
a seaside tourist resort
Brighton is a famous seaside tourist resort.
stay at a tourist resort
We stayed at a tourist resort with a pool and a spa.
a ski tourist resort
The village turns into a ski tourist resort in winter.
develop a tourist resort
The government plans to develop a tourist resort along the river.

Synonyms and how they differ

resort
Shorter and more common; it can also mean a place for a specific activity, like a health resort.
holiday resort
Common in British English; 'tourist resort' is used in both British and American English.
vacation spot
More informal and general; it can mean any place people visit on vacation, not a built-up resort.

Word family

tourism noun
The business of providing services for people who travel for pleasure.
tourist noun
A person who travels for pleasure.
touristic adjective
Relating to tourists or tourism; less common than 'tourist' as a modifier.

Commonly confused: tourist resort or resort?

tourist resort vs resort

'Resort' alone can mean a place for a particular purpose (a ski resort, a health resort) or a course of action you turn to. 'Tourist resort' specifically means a place for vacationers.

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