attraction
attraction
/əˈtɹækʃən/
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It's also a tourist attraction.
But nowadays, in most argan forestries, this peculiar sight is mainly used as a tourist attraction.
Hussey: We know that conversation is a powerful attraction tool.
courier
courier
/ˈkɝiɝ/
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People loved the idea and with plenty of cyclists around, there was no shortage of couriers.
First, there was an entire network of logistics in the form of couriers, from cyclists to vans.
It’s like exchanging letters with the past, and our little actinobolina is the courier.
ecotourism
ecotourism
/ˈɛkətˌʊɹɪzəm/
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Ecotourism is one element of sustainable travel that brings in a lot of revenue.
guide
guide
/ˈɡaɪd/
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I don't think I can get home without a guide,' I said politely.
So we'll be doing a gift guide.
I will also link this guide down below.
guidebook
guidebook
/ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/
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It's like a guidebook to birds.
Travel like a guidebook writer, not a guidebook reader.

heritage center
heritage center
/hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ sˈɛntɚ/
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high season
high season
/hˈaɪ sˈiːzən/
nounExamples

low season
low season
/lˈoʊ sˈiːzən/
nounExamples

holiday resort
holiday resort
/hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ ɹɪzˈɔːɹt/
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holiday season
holiday season
/hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ sˈiːzən/
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He's become a fundamental part of the holiday season.
But over the holiday season, it needs its vendor support.
Billions of people around the world are trying to celebrate this holiday season with ease and cheer.
mecca
mecca
/ˈmɛkə/
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Macau is only a one hour ferry ride from Hong Kong and is gambling mecca.
"And so it's so cool to be in like, the mecca of DDR.
“It was a mecca, it was a huge success.”

showplace
showplace
/ˈʃoʊˌpɫeɪs/
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tour guide
tour guide
/tˈʊɹ ɡˈaɪd/
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Hi, my name is Marty Schatz, and I'm a beach bicycle tour guide.
I am one of the tour guides who takes 8th graders through the hall.
Carolyn was nice enough to be my tour guide.
tourism
tourism
/ˈtʊˌɹɪzəm/
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But since the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt on tourism, he's struggled to find a market.
But after the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, tourism in Egypt crashed.
Even the government's national tourism incentive program wasn't enough to bring many customers back.
tourist
tourist
/ˈtʊɹəst/, /ˈtʊɹɪst/
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A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
Tourists visit this beautiful country and that brings money to Scotland too.
Perhaps this is just a story for tourists.
touristy
touristy
/tˈʊɹɪsti/
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Just walk around, see what's around you, and don't be scared of doing touristy stuff.
I'm a big fan of Tony Luke's, Geno's and Pat's, they're all touristy.
It's got a little bit of a reputation for being touristy, but it's not all bad.
travel agency
travel agency
/tɹˈævəl ˈeɪdʒənsi/
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"I want to show it to my boss at the travel agency."
And then just other places, like travel agencies that I've been to before.
I was an operations manager for a luxury travel agency.

unfrequented
unfrequented
/ʌnfɹˈiːkwəntᵻd/
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backpacker
backpacker
/ˈbækˌpækɝ/
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[laughter] Then, there's this third category of backpacker.
These characteristics aren't that different from what every other backpacker looks for.
This mantra, used by backpackers and through hikers is true for everything we talk about today.
business traveler
business traveler
/bˈɪznəs tɹˈævəlɚ/
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This is how they know whether to charge a business traveler a lot for a seat for a last minute flight.
Business travelers, first off, don’t typically pay for their own tickets.
Business travelers also require flexibility and generally don’t purchase tickets until the last minute.
caravan
caravan
/ˈkæɹəˌvæn/, /ˈkɛɹəˌvæn/
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This bridge is the main crossing for migrant caravans on their way to the United States.
It’s a legal obligation, and also a way of breaking up the caravan.
This photo was shared with captions demonizing the so-called migrant caravan at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018.
explorer
explorer
/ɪksˈpɫɔɹɝ/
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The island derives its name from its Easter day discovery by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722.
The company already had some trouble with the launch of its new explorer in 2019.
But by 7 million years ago, this intrepid explorer had already made it as far as Spain.
flyer
flyer
/ˈfɫaɪɝ/
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The way everything was worded in these flyers.
Then she comes to the theater to run a safety test on the 3D flyer.
That way, they're sure they're not serving flyers any spoiled food.
pilgrim
pilgrim
/ˈpɪɫɡɹəm/, /ˈpɪɫɡɹɪm/
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We have promised the Muslims that the pilgrims' road will be safe.'
It got off to kind of a rough start because pilgrims kept robbing those they encountered on the way.
At the same time these explorers went south, Ethiopian pilgrims began traveling north.
traveler
traveler
/ˈtɹævəɫɝ/, /ˈtɹævɫɝ/
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These were complemented by new fast-food restaurants where travelers could eat a quick meal.
Travelers and railroad workers were confused by the many local sun times.
They learned from their neighbors or from travelers.
vacationer
vacationer
/veɪˈkeɪʃənɝ/
nounExamples
voyager
voyager
/ˈvɔɪədʒɝ/, /ˈvɔɪɪdʒɝ/
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Some historians believe the voyagers moved from place to place to avoid overpopulation.
Still, his skills as a voyager were an asset that could be further utilized.
And the ones in the Voyagers are on their last legs.
passport
passport
/ˈpæsˌpɔɹt/
nounClick to see examples
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I've always had an American passport, I have a German birth certificate and an American passport.
and basically they said we are not going to give you a passport or whatever.
And I give them my passport
visa
visa
/ˈvizə/
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What we've seen with the restrictive visa policies of this administration is a lot of concern coming from our international students.
Big tech companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft use H-1B visas.
There are almost two hundred and sixteen different types of visas offered in the United States.
tourist visa
tourist visa
/tˈʊɹɪst vˈiːzə/
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There, he applied for and soon got a Russian tourist visa.
They traveled on a 90-day tourist visa.
commuter
commuter
/kəmˈjutɝ/
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A new study found the average urban commuter spends about 54 hours each year in traffic.
But Manhattan was increasingly overcrowded, and commuters from Brooklyn clogged the river.
This one commuter — he can’t help but miss the train.
sightseeing
sightseeing
/ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/
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We started seeing sightseeing boats, catamarans, small boats, tender boats.
I drive a sightseeing bus by day, so I speak a little English.
My mom took us sightseeing.
companion
companion
/kəmˈpænjən/
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I'll be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper, your companion.
I could not have imagined a better companion.
I ask you to walk through life with me, to be my constant companion.' '

agritourism
agritourism
/ˈæɡɹɪtˌʊɹɪzəm/
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