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Souvenir

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, souvenir means: A small object that a traveller buys or keeps to remember a place, such as a magnet, a ceramic plate or local sweets.

In Turkish: hediyelik eşya, hatıra, hatıralık

How it is used

Tours often include stops at souvenir shops, which should be stated clearly in the itinerary. Common phrases: souvenir shop, buy souvenirs, a souvenir of the trip. Guests also ask where to buy real local products rather than mass-produced souvenirs.

Example sentences

  1. We'll stop for twenty minutes at the souvenir market before going back to the bus.

  2. Turkish delight and evil eye beads are popular souvenirs.

Common collocations

  • souvenir shop
  • buy souvenirs
  • souvenir of the trip
  • local souvenirs
  • sightseeingThe activity of visiting famous or interesting places in a city or region as a tourist.
  • excursionA short trip, usually lasting a day or less, that tourists take from their hotel to visit a place or do an activity.
  • free timeA period during a tour when the group is not guided and people can walk around, shop, eat or rest on their own.
  • tour guideA person whose job is to show tourists around places of interest and explain their history and culture.

More terms: Tours & Guiding

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