poorism n.— «Poverty tourism—sometimes known as “poorism”—did not originate in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). For years, tour operators have been escorting foreign visitors through Rio de Janeiro’s infamous favelas, with their drug gangs and ocean...
set-jet
v. phr.— «Tourism officials want to cash in on the trend known as “set-jetting” where fans flock to shoot locations around the world.» —“Film promotes Da Vinci ‘set-jet’” BBC News Scotland Apr. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
set-jet v. phr. to visit as a tourist a place used as a filming location in a movie or television show; to participate in movie tourism or film tourism. Editorial Note: This term is regularly promoted in press releases by, and was perhaps created...
set-jet v. phr.— «A new “set-jetters” phenomenon is boosting global tourism as some film locations get up to a 30% boost in bookings from fans visiting places depicted in their favourite movies, according to figures released today.» —“‘Set-jetters’...
voting tourism n.— «The major problem concerns the thousands of Turks with Bulgarian citizenship who live or work in Turkey and have a double citizenship. Some refer to the phenomenon as “voting tourism” because of the buses from Turkey, of which...
Canadian secretary syndrome n.— «In Barbados, female sex tourism has been dubbed “Canadian secretary syndrome.” In Martinique, locals refer to incoming flights of Air Canada as “Air Coucoune”—French for “Air Pussy.”» —“Sex tourism in full boom” by...