mass tourism
der Massentourismus
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mass tourism
A form of tourism in which very large numbers of people visit the same destinations at the same time. The term is often used critically because this can place considerable strain on nature, cities, and the people who live there.
Der Massentourismus belastet die Strände und die Infrastruktur der kleinen Insel.
Mass tourism puts a strain on the beaches and infrastructure of the small island.
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| genitive | des Massentourismus |
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| nominative | der Massentourismus | – |
| accusative | den Massentourismus | – |
| dative | dem Massentourismus | – |
| genitive | des Massentourismus | – |
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'Massentourismus' consists of 'Massen' (masses) and 'Tourismus' (tourism). The component 'Massen' indicates a very large number of people.
Auf der kleinen Insel begann der Massentourismus mit dem Bau des großen Flughafens.
Mass tourism began on the small island with the construction of the large airport.
In discussions about destinations, 'die Folgen des Massentourismus' (the consequences of mass tourism) and 'die Auswirkungen des Massentourismus' (the effects of mass tourism) are typical collocations. You can use them to describe what changes as a result of this form of travel.
Zu den Folgen des Massentourismus gehören steigende Mieten in beliebten Ferienorten.
The consequences of mass tourism include rising rents in popular holiday resorts.
Common patterns are 'unter dem Massentourismus leiden' (to suffer from mass tourism) and 'vom Massentourismus profitieren' (to benefit from mass tourism). In both, 'Massentourismus' is in the dative; 'vom' is the combination of 'von' and 'dem'.
Die Altstadt leidet unter dem Massentourismus.
The historic city center suffers from mass tourism.
Viele große Hotels profitieren vom Massentourismus.
Many large hotels benefit from mass tourism.
