2020年5月30日 星期六

tour. tourism, Overtourism, overrate, just about, To Die For


For some, the pandemic has provided relief from the onslaught of tourism in some of the world's most photographed places. Our article from the archive looks at the consequences of having too many visitors

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Overtourism will not be missed
From the archive





Heading to Tokyo soon? Explore our city guide, including a royal 5k run, to-die-for tempura and readers' tips on where to power breakfast.


Super-app Meituan is now China's third-biggest listed internet firm, behind Alibaba and Tencent



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China’s tech unicorns defy gravity—just about


overrate
UK 
 
/ˌəʊ.vəˈreɪt/
 US 
 
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈreɪt/
to have too good an opinion of something:
Be careful not to overrate your competitors.


AdjectiveEdit. to die for. (idiomatic, informal) Very good; exquisite; particularly desirable. She makes these chocolate-peanut butter candies that are just to die for. AnagramsEdit · foordite, froodite. Retrieved from ...

just about
just」を使った表現
  1. INFORMAL
    almost exactly; nearly.
    "he can do just about anything"






tour
/tʊə/



語源




Middle English (in tour (sense 3 of the noun); also denoting a circular movement): from Old French, ‘turn’, via Latin from Greek tornos ‘lathe’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century.


Overtourism is the perceived congestion or overcrowding from an excess of tourists, resulting in conflicts with locals. The term has only been used frequently since 2015, but is now the most commonly used expression to describe the negative impacts ascribed to tourism.[1]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) defines overtourism as "the impact of tourism on a destination, or parts thereof, that excessively influences perceived quality of life of citizens and/or quality of visitor experiences in a negative way".[2] This definition shows how overtourism can be observed both among locals, who view tourism as a disruptive factor that increasingly burdens daily life, as well as visitors, who may regard high numbers of tourists as a nuisance.

Characterisation[edit]

In 2018 CNN characterised overtourism as a "tourism backlash" in popular destinations, discussing multiple areas that were actively seeking to limit tourism.[3]

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