Month: June 2020

Definition of Travel at Dictionary.com

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Origin of travel

1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots), orig. the same word as travail (by shift “to toil, labor” > “to make a laborious journey”)

usage note for travel

The word travel has come to exemplify a common spelling quandary: to double or not to double the final consonant of a verb before adding the ending that forms the past tense ( –ed ) or the ending that forms the present-participle ( –ing. ) We see it done both ways—sometimes with the same word ( travel, traveled, traveling; travel, travelled, travelling ). As readers, we accept these variations without even thinking about them. But as writers, we need to know just when we should double that final consonant and when we should not. Because American practice differs slightly from British practice, there is no one answer. But there are well-established conventions.
In American writing, when you have a one-syllable

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Top Hotels in Los Angeles, California – Cancel FREE on most hotels

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Los Angeles Hotels

With the Hollywood sign gleaming under a Californian sun, and open-topped supercars cruising down Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles is the most aspirational city on the planet. Many who come to LA pack little more than dreams and a modeling portfolio or a hastily-scrawled script. This is a place to live life in the fast lane, partying hard at exclusive parties, before detoxing with the latest macrobiotic fad. But it has that laid-back Californian spirit too, with a stretch of surf-ready beaches.

Things to see

When you first catch sight of the giant letters high in the hills, it’s a surreal experience. Seeing the Hollywood Sign in the flesh is a surreal experience, but it is confirmation that you have arrived in the city of dreams. Once you’ve snapped some pictures, you can get even more star-struck on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which stretches for 15 blocks

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Can you travel in California? Official signals conflict

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Californians, are you now free to move about the state?

It seems you are, if you judge by the flurry of hotel, casino and park openings in California, Las Vegas and the rest of the West in recent days, including a big burst of reopenings Friday with Disneyland to follow on July 17.

At popular destinations like Santa Barbara, Napa Valley and Los Angeles, tourism boosters are eagerly inviting the masses back and treating the state’s stay-at-home order as history.

But that’s not what public health officials are saying, at least not yet.

“We are waiting to see how the State Health Officer changes her order,” wrote a spokesman for Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer in an email Thursday.

As of Friday morning, that change hadn’t come yet, and the state Public Health Office was giving this advice on the state website:

“You can travel for

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Top Hotels in Los Angeles, CA from $80 (FREE cancellation on select hotels)

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Visiting Los Angeles

Travelers to Los Angeles give high marks for the popular theater scene, entertainment choices, and live music scene. This city also attracts tourists with its museums, art, and sporting events. Top sights in the city include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Staples Center, and Microsoft Theater.

  • There are 4996 hotels and other accommodations in Los Angeles
  • The closest major airport is in Hawthorne, CA (HHR-Hawthorne Municipal), 10 mi (16.1 km) from the city center
  • The next closest is in Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.), 11.2 mi (18.1 km) away

Sightseeing and Staying in Los Angeles

Known for its theaters, live music, and museums, the city’s cultural venues include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Microsoft Theater, and California Science Center. Attractions like Los Angeles Zoo, Universal Studios Hollywood™, and Warner Brothers Studio are fun for kids of all ages. The city is notable for landmarks like L.A. Live, Griffith

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The 10 Best Los Angeles Hotels (From $59)

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

City of Angels

Exploring Los Angeles, the place where movies are made, you feel like you’re in a dream. Santa Monica Pier is the end point of the fabled Route 66, while just south is bohemian Venice Beach, lined by tall, swaying palms. Go slightly inland from the boardwalk to catch a glimpse of the canals that earned the area its name.

Head north to the golden beach and stunning scenery of Malibu and see why movie stars over the decades have settled here. Also popular with the rich and famous are Bel Air and Beverly Hills, home to exclusive Rodeo Drive.

And the reason for all this glitz and glamour? Hollywood, of course! Sitting high on a hill, the iconic sign is visible for miles around, while below the gold stars on Hollywood Boulevard immortalize celebrities of past and present. Be there on premiere night to see them grace

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Top Hotels in Los Angeles, CA from $89 (FREE cancellation on select hotels)

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Visiting Los Angeles

Travelers to Los Angeles give high marks for the popular theater scene, entertainment choices, and live music scene. This city also attracts tourists with its museums, art, and sporting events. Top sights in the city include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Staples Center, and Microsoft Theater.

  • There are 4996 hotels and other accommodations in Los Angeles
  • The closest major airport is in Hawthorne, CA (HHR-Hawthorne Municipal), 10 mi (16.1 km) from the city center
  • The next closest is in Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.), 11.2 mi (18.1 km) away

Sightseeing and Staying in Los Angeles

Known for its theaters, live music, and museums, the city’s cultural venues include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Microsoft Theater, and California Science Center. Attractions like Los Angeles Zoo, Universal Studios Hollywood™, and Warner Brothers Studio are fun for kids of all ages. The city is notable for landmarks like L.A. Live, Griffith

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Tourism & Visit

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

A foreign national traveling to the United States for tourism needs a visitor visa (B-2) unless qualifying for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.

Tourism is a short visit for vacation, for visiting family and friends, or for medical treatment.

Citizens of Canada and Bermuda generally do not need visas for tourism.

Traveling to the United States for another reason?

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NOTE

* With respect to a “country” or “countries” participating in VWP, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Pub. L. No. 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides that “[w]henever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply with respect to Taiwan.” 22 U.S.C. § 3303(b)(1). Accordingly, all references to “country” or “countries” in the Visa Waiver Program authorizing legislation, Section 217 of the Immigration

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Definition of Tourism at Dictionary.com

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

[ too r-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈtʊər ɪz əm /

noun

the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
the business or industry of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other services to tourists.
the promotion of tourist travel, especially for commercial purposes.

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Origin of tourism

First recorded in 1805–15; tour + -ism

Words nearby tourism

tourer, tourette syndrome, tourette’s syndrome, tourie, touring car, tourism, tourist, tourist car, tourist class, tourist court, tourist home

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for tourism

British Dictionary definitions for tourism

tourism

noun

tourist

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List of minimum annual leave by country

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

Country and flag Minimum annual leave Paid vacation days
(five-day workweek)[1][2] Paid public holidays[3][4] Total paid leave

(five-day workweek)

 Afghanistan Employees are entitled to 20 days recreational leave and 15 paid public holidays.[5] 20 15 35  Albania Employees are entitled to 20 days of annual leave and 12 paid public holidays.[6] 20 12 32  Algeria The paid annual leave is calculated on the basis of 2.5 days per month of work. The total duration of the leave cannot, however, exceed 30 calendar days per year.[7] Every employee is also entitled to 11 paid public holidays.[4] 30 11 41  Andorra Workers are entitled to 31 calendar days of paid leave after one year of employment. Before that, entitlement to leave is 2.5 days for every month worked. One period of leave must last two weeks or more, to allow an uninterrupted rest period.
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Tourism Industry: Everything You Need to Know About Tourism

By Cristopher Centers 4 months ago

The tourism industry, also known as the travel industry, is linked to the idea of people travelling to other locations, either domestically or internationally, for leisure, social or business purposes. It is closely connected to the hotel industry, the hospitality industry and the transport industry, and much of it is based around keeping tourists happy, occupied and equipped with the things they need during their time away from home.

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Extra: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted the Tourism Industry

What is the Tourism Industry?

So, what is the tourism industry? First, it is important to define what is meant by the ‘tourism industry’. Essentially, it refers to all activity related to the short-term movement of people to locations away from where they usually reside. It is one of the world’s largest industries and the economies of many nations are driven, to a large extent, by their tourist trade.

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