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antitourism en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + tourism.

Meanings

  1. Opposing tourism.

Forms

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Translations (4)

ka ანტიტურისტული (opposing tourism) · pt antiturismo (opposing tourism) · es antiturismo (opposing tourism) · sv antiturism (opposing tourism)

antitourism en · NOUN

Etymology

From anti- + tourism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Opposition to tourism.
    • By 1850, though, there were enough of the new generation of nouveaux-riches tourists visiting Europe to provoke a strong current of what could be called class-based antitourism. 2000, Harvey Levenstein, Seductive Journey, page 177:
    • Antitourism, the end of travel and deceleration are themes that have been examined closely by others studying travel writing, but they provide background to many of the encounters discussed in the following chapters […] 2015, Catharine Mee, Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing, page 18: