tourist court

noun

Definition of tourist courtnext
as in motor court

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Recent Examples of tourist court Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts. — Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017 By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps. — Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
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  1. youth hostel
  2. motor inn
  3. spa
  4. motel
  5. motor lodge
  6. resort
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  • To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.
    — Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Definition of youth hostel
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  • Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
  • This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 May 2024
Definition of motor inn
Noun
  • Massage The show’s favorite spa director Belinda is back from Season 1 in Maui, and now on a foreign wellness exchange program at the hotel chain’s outpost in Thailand.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The White Lotus season 3 also stars Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb and Walton Goggins, as well Natasha Rothwell, who is reprising her season 1 role as spa manager Belinda Lindsey.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of spa
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  • Or living in an affordable apartment instead of a cheap motel.
    — Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The shooting happened about 8:25 p.m. Thursday in a motel parking lot in the 1800 block of Embarcadero.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of motel
Noun
  • Inspired by the classic American roadside motor lodge, Tourists is set on the banks of the Hoosic River in the Berkshires.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Best historic hotels: Hotel Valley Ho and two Flagstaff motor lodges Sunset recognized five historic Western hotels in its 2024 travel awards, and three of the honorees are in Arizona: Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho and Flagstaff's Americana Motor Hotel and High Country Motor Lodge.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of motor lodge
Noun
  • During Song's birthday in 2024, the two whisked off to a Mexican vacation where the Home Alone star playfully posed as resort staff and tended to the birthday girl.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • There are ski resorts in driving distance for those who seek them!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of resort

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