tourist trap

noun

: a place that attracts and exploits tourists

Examples of tourist trap in a Sentence

The street market is a tourist trap that mostly sells cheap souvenirs. That hotel is just a tourist trap.

Recent Examples on the Web But by planning ahead and avoiding tourist traps, there are ways to experience Dubai without sacrificing authenticity or your 401(k). —

Catherine Garcia, theweek, 22 Oct. 2024 Nothing against the tourist traps, but the best shops feature local artists and curators who ethically source bone, plants and other materials for their products. —

Steph Solis, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 After botching a Beyoncé wax figure in 2017, ingeniously giving the mother of many the Kate Plus 8 special, the unsettling tourist trap has botched a Beyoncé yet again. —

Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 In Palermo, there are endless options for down-home Sicilian cooking, with a notable absence of the typical tourist trap restaurants that often line the main thoroughfares of popular Italian cities. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tourist trap

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