tourist information center

Meaning

A physical office in a town or city designed to help visitors by providing maps, brochures, tour bookings, and advice about local attractions. It is often marked with a lowercase 'i' symbol.

Examples

• Let's stop by the tourist information center to get a free map of the city.

  Let's stop by the tourist information center to get a free map of the city.

• The staff at the tourist information center recommended a great walking tour.

  The staff at the tourist information center recommended a great walking tour.

• You can buy bus passes and museum tickets at the tourist information center.

  You can buy bus passes and museum tickets at the tourist information center.

• The tourist information center is located right next to the main train station.

  The tourist information center is located right next to the main train station.

• We asked the tourist information center if there were any festivals happening this weekend.

  We asked the tourist information center if there were any festivals happening this weekend.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I went to the tourist inform office to ask for help.

  ✓ I went to the tourist information center to ask for help.

  'Inform' is a verb. The correct noun phrase uses the noun 'information' paired with 'center' or 'office'.

• ✗ Where is the tourists information center?

  ✓ Where is the tourist information center?

  'Tourist' acts as a noun modifier here and should remain singular, not plural.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you get lost, just look for the 'i' sign to find the nearest ___.

  💡 An office that helps travelers with maps and advice.

  Show answer

  tourist information center

• We picked up some free brochures about local museums at the ___.

  💡 The official visitor help office.

  Show answer

  tourist information center