German Conversation · Level 161
30 words
German word
Fremdenverkehr
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfʁɛmdn̩fɛɐ̯ˌkeːɐ̯/
Meaning
- masculine nountourism
Example
Im Sommer steigt der Fremdenverkehr in der Stadt.
Tourism in the city increases during the summer.
More examples
Wegen der Pandemie ist der Fremdenverkehr deutlich zurückgegangen.
Because of the pandemic, tourism has declined significantly.
Core concept
A town's hotels, sights, and shops filling with a seasonal stream of visiting people.
Common phrases
internationaler Fremdenverkehr
international tourism
nachlassender Fremdenverkehr
declining tourism
Similar words
Tourismus: The business and activities associated with travel and sightseeing.
Touristenverkehr: The flow of tourists traveling through or visiting a place.
Definition in German
Verkehr von Besuchern und Reisenden in einem Gebiet; häufig im Sinne von Tourismus und Gästeströmen.
Word origin
Fremdenverkehr combines Fremden-, referring to visitors or outsiders, with Verkehr, meaning movement or traffic, to name visitor traffic as a tourism sector.
Usage tips
- Fremdenverkehr is a formal or administrative term, while Tourismus is more common in everyday modern German.
Other meanings
- tourism industrynoun
- tourist trafficnoun
Related words
- Fremdenverkehrsstatistiktourism statisticsnoun
- Fremdenverkehrsbranchetourism industrynoun