tourist hotspot

Meaning

A place that is extremely popular with tourists. It can refer to a specific attraction, a city, or a whole region that attracts large crowds of visitors, often associated with being busy or crowded.

Examples

• Times Square is a major tourist hotspot that is crowded at almost any hour.

  Times Square is a major tourist hotspot that is crowded at almost any hour.

• Locals usually avoid the beach during the summer because it becomes a tourist hotspot.

  Locals usually avoid the beach during the summer because it becomes a tourist hotspot.

• The government is trying to develop the region into a new tourist hotspot.

  The government is trying to develop the region into a new tourist hotspot.

• This quiet fishing village transformed into a busy tourist hotspot within a few years.

  This quiet fishing village transformed into a busy tourist hotspot within a few years.

• If you want to avoid the crowds, stay away from the main tourist hotspots.

  If you want to avoid the crowds, stay away from the main tourist hotspots.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ This city is a tourist hot point.

  ✓ This city is a tourist hotspot.

  The correct idiomatic term is 'hotspot' (or 'hot spot'), not 'hot point'.

• ✗ We visited a tourist hot-spot in Rome.

  ✓ We visited a tourist hotspot in Rome.

  'Hotspot' is spelled as one word without a hyphen in modern English.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The Eiffel Tower is probably the most famous ___ in Paris.

  💡 A highly popular place for visitors

  Show answer

  tourist hotspot

• To experience the authentic local culture, try to travel outside the main ___.

  💡 Popular, crowded visitor areas (plural)

  Show answer

  tourist hotspots