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tourism

noun as in travel for pleasure

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Still, with Canadians choosing to travel closer to home, the country's own tourism industry has gotten a boost.

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The financial sector, real estate, construction, tourism and retail trade sectors are the major contributors to these revenues.

Cardiff could become the first place in Wales to introduce a tourism tax on paid overnight stays.

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Mayor Karen Bass and a majority of the council believe that the project will create thousands of jobs and boost tourism and business activity, making the city more competitive on the national stage.

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Indeed, the lands immediately surrounding Chuckwalla have seen an onslaught of housing, tourism and extraction projects in recent years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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