touristic

[ too-ris-tik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism:

   She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.

Other Words From

• tour·isti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of touristic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; tourist + -ic

Example Sentences

It’s an obviously expensive production — when you follow a highly lauded big-screen classic, even by 50 years, you can’t go cheap — with the touristic exotica that’s characterized every Bond film since “Dr. No” and money spent licensing Radiohead tracks.

From Los Angeles Times

It still doesn’t match the touristic draw of either, but the spunky kid sister of the California wine countries has grown up since 2004, when Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church took their fateful stag trip into the region, declaring war on Merlot and driving Pinot Noir sales through the roof.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes, touristic obsessions are a source of bafflement.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is a great artistic and touristic opportunity to show the world what Switzerland is all about, and it is now up to us to take up this challenge together,” Gilles Marchand, Director General of the SRG media company, an association of many different Swiss media organizations.

From Seattle Times

“Having rehearsed myself as a young actor in that space,” he added, there was something to “relish and savor about coming to make theater in the place where you can see and experience those things — not in a way that is touristic, but in a way that brings you closer to the source.”

From New York Times