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PRONUNCIATION OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

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Adventure tourism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADVENTURE TOURISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adventure travel

Adventure travel is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel with perceived risk, and potentially requiring specialized skills and physical exertion. Adventure tourism is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. According to the U.S. based Adventure Travel Trade Association, adventure travel may be any tourist activity, including two of the following three components: a physical activity, a cultural exchange or interaction and engagement with nature. Adventure tourists may be motivated to achieve mental states characterized as rush or flow, resulting from stepping outside of their comfort zone. This may be from experiencing culture shock or through the performance of acts, that require significant effort and involve some degree of risk and/or physical danger. This may include activities such as mountaineering, trekking, bungee jumping, mountain biking, rafting, zip-lining, paragliding, and rock climbing. Some obscure forms of adventure travel include disaster and ghetto tourism. Other rising forms of adventure travel include social and jungle tourism.

Definition of adventure tourism in the English dictionary

The definition of adventure tourism in the dictionary is tourism involving activities that are physically challenging.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADVENTURE TOURISM

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adventitious
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adventive
adventure
adventure holiday
adventure park
adventure playground
adventure racing
adventureful
adventurer
adventuresome
adventuress
adventuring
adventurism
adventurist
adventuristic
adventurous
adventurously
adventurousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADVENTURE TOURISM

adventurism
agritourism
agrotourism
amateurism
aneurism
auteurism
behaviourism
dark tourism
ecotourism
futurism
naturism
pasteurism
purism
scripturism
sex tourism
sinecurism
space tourism
terrorism
tourism
voluntourism
voyeurism

Synonyms and antonyms of adventure tourism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adventure tourism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

Find out the translation of adventure tourism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adventure tourism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adventure tourism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

探险旅游
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turismo de aventura
570 millions of speakers

English

adventure tourism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साहसिक पर्यटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سياحة المغامرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приключенческий туризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turismo de aventura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহসিক পর্যটন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourisme d´aventure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelancongan pengembaraan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abenteuer-Tourismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冒険旅行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모험 관광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pariwisata petualangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

du lịch mạo hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாகச சுற்றுலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साहसी पर्यटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

macera turizmi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turismo d´avventura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turystyka przygodowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пригодницький туризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turismul de aventură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τουρισμό περιπέτειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

avontuur toerisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upplevelseturism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opplevelsesturisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adventure tourism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVENTURE TOURISM»

The term «adventure tourism» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.005 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVENTURE TOURISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adventure tourism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adventure tourism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adventure tourism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADVENTURE TOURISM»

Discover the use of adventure tourism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adventure tourism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adventure Tourism
Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels.
R. Buckley, 2006
2
Adventure Tourism Management
This book is a cohesive and comprehensive look at this multi-million dollar industry sector from a variety of perspectives relevant to the teaching of tourism.
Ralf Buckley, 2011
3
Sport and Adventure Tourism
Essential for professionals and educators, this is a highly readable handbook for anyone interested in this dynamic part of the tourism industry.
Simon Hudson, 2012
4
Adventure Tourism: Meaning, Experience and Learning
This significant volume is written by leading academics in the area, and will be valuable reading for all those interested in Adventure Tourism.
Peter Varley, Steve Taylor, Tony Johnson, 2013
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Adventure Tourism
Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, Adventure Tourism: the new frontier examines the product, the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability.
Colin Beard, John Swarbrooke, Suzanne Leckie, 2012
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Niche Tourism
Niche Tourism examines one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism sector. This book provides an integrated picture of speciality/niche tourism as a whole looking at both the 'macro' and 'micro' niche area.
Marina Novelli, 2007
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Tourism in Brazil: Environment, Management and Segments
This book provides an in-depth examination of tourism in Brazil, critically reviewing its development and management. The social, economic, political and environmental contexts of this emerging global power provide an intriguing backdrop.
Gui Lohmann, Dianne Dredge, 2012
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Taking Tourism to the Limits: Issues, Concepts and ...
"Taking Tourism to the Limits explores concepts and challenges facing contemporary tourism in five main sections, namely in tourism planning and management, nature based tourism, dark tourism, adventure and sport tourism and the ...
Chris Ryan, Stephen Page, Michelle Aicken, 2005
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Volcano and Geothermal Tourism: Sustainable Geo-resources ...
This comprehensive book covers the most important issues of this growing tourism sector whilst incorporating relevant global research, making it an essential resource for all in the field. Includes colour plates.
Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Malcolm Cooper, 2010
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Research Themes for Tourism
This book provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation level, allowing them to make an informed ...
Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann, Peter U. C. Dieke, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADVENTURE TOURISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adventure tourism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Third edition of Wayanad off-road race concludes
The programme was organised by the Wayanad Jeep Club as a part of promoting adventure tourism in the district. Suraj Thomas from ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
THEKKADY – A LUXURIOUS STAY IN THE WILD
This is the place to be if adventure tourism and trekking fascinates you. You can also treat yourself to a stunning view of Kumily town and the ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
3
In hot water in Hanmer
As the township developed its adventure tourism options and hot pools, more modern villas were built on the grounds In the main hotel, there ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Make in India push: Airbus ties up with Mahindra Defence to build …
Also hilly terrains can be transformed into a major hub for Adventure Tourism (in the line of Ladakh) in addition to existing eco, cultural and ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Will Aussies skydive without a parachute?
"We have various partnerships with fellow adventure tourism operators including cable wakeboarding, which is right behind us, and in terms of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Foxconn Set to Help Sony Manufacture in India
Also hilly terrains can be transformed into a major hub for Adventure Tourism (in the line of Ladakh) in addition to existing eco, cultural and ... «iamWire, Jul 15»
7
Māori Tourism: Make most of tourism boom
Ms Ranson has also noticed more Chinese participating in her adventure tourism business. She attributed that to expanding middle classes ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Interest-free loans to kickstart West Coast tourism ventures
Adventure tourism is an exciting new opportunity in a wild place like the West Coast. There is already international interest in mountain biking ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
9
'Travel and Tourism Market in Mexico to 2019' report released
... has made it important for travel agents and tour operators to be aware of the country's adventure tourism offerings. The Mexican government ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
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Research and Markets: Travel and Tourism Market in Mexico to 2019
... has made it important for travel agents and tour operators to be aware of the country's adventure tourism offerings. The Mexican government ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Adventure tourism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/adventure-tourism>. May 2024 ».
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