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Visitor economy

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, visitor economy means: Economic activity supported by visitors, including spending beyond accommodation and attractions.

In Turkish: ziyaretçi ekonomisi

How it is used

Used by destination planners to include shops, transport and other visitor-supported businesses.

Example sentences

  1. Day visitors support the visitor economy by buying lunch and using local transport.

    An overnight hotel stay is not required for visitor spending to matter.

  2. The council studied the visitor economy before deciding where to improve public toilets and signs.

    Infrastructure planning considers the wider businesses and services used by visitors.

Common collocations

  • support the visitor economy
  • visitor economy strategy
  • day tripA journey to a place and back on the same day, usually for sightseeing or an activity, without staying overnight.
  • facilitiesThe buildings, rooms, equipment and services a hotel provides for guests, such as pools, restaurants, a gym, meeting rooms and parking.

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