tourism boom
Visitor influx spike
A tourism boom is a rapid, substantial increase in tourist activity to a particular destination.
The phrase suggests economic expansion—more visitors spending money on hotels, restaurants, and attractions: The coastal town experienced a tourism boom after the new highway opened.
Like other booms, it implies sudden growth that may or may not be sustainable.
- ecological footprintMeasure of resource demand
- job creationEstablishing new work positions
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
- airport hubsCentral aviation transfer points
- marketing campaignsCoordinated promotional business efforts
heritage preservation · overtourism · global connectivity · community engagement · real estate development · carbon emissions · cruise ships · beach destination · bucket list · guided tours · tourist trap · souvenir shops · visa policies · urbanization · biodiversity loss · foreign investment · resource depletion · green initiatives
- Spanish economyeconomic growth, economic decline, economic reforms, peseta, debt crisis
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- 20th Century ItalyMussolini, fascism, neorealism, economic miracle, Christian Democrats
- Canary IslandsTenerife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz, volcanic islands, volcanic landscape
- CzechoslovakiaPrague, Bratislava, Bohemia, Slovakia, Moravia
- Modern FranceCharles de Gaulle, National Assembly, French politics, National Front, far right