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boom in tourism

boom in tourism

3.2
A time when many more people than usual visit a place for holidays
  • noun
translation icon : auge del turismo
  • There has been a significant boom in tourism in Paris.

Examples

  • The government launched several campaigns to encourage a boom in tourism during the summer months.

  • The city experienced a boom in tourism after the new airport was built.

  • Many local businesses benefited from the boom in tourism last year.

  • The city experienced a boom in tourism last summer.

  • After the new hotel opened, there was a noticeable boom in tourism that benefited the local economy.

  • The city experienced a boom in tourism during the summer months, attracting visitors from all over the country.

  • The annual festival attracted thousands of attendees, leading to a significant boom in tourism for the small town.

Synonyms

boom
vsboom in tourism
214 2.8

A time of fast growth in the economy and more jobs

applies the same rapid growth idea specifically to visitor numbers
boomlet
vsboom in tourism
2 7.4

A short period of quick growth or interest

describes a larger longer lasting rapid rise in visitor numbers
inflow of tourists
vsboom in tourism
2.8

An arrival of many people visiting a place for holidays

focuses on a sustained period with a rapid significant rise in numbers

How Much

boom in tourism
3.2
surge
132 4.2
to spike
51 3.4
to rise
904 1.0
uptick
17 5.6

Surface Forms

boom in tourism singular
booms in tourism plural

Morphology

boom + in + tourism

The phrase's meaning is directly derivable from combining 'boom' (a sharp increase) with the prepositional phrase 'in tourism' (within the travel industry), so it straightforwardly denotes a rapid rise in tourist activity. This compositional pattern (increase in X) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English noun + preposition structures, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily understand it.

Etymology

The phrase boom in tourism comes from the image of a loud boom, a sudden, powerful sound like an explosion, and the word tourism names the visitors, so we picture visitor numbers rising very quickly. That's why boom in tourism means 'a rapid increase in tourists'.