From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe hotel/tourist etc tradethe hotel/tourist etc tradeBBTBUSINESSthe business done by companies, hotels etc → industry Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade. → trade
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the hotel/tourist etc trade• But environmentalists have long claimed that the scheme has been underfunded, badly run and above all exploited by the tourist trade.• His attempts to corral the tourist trade at the Falls had failed.• Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.• A plan, already under way, seeks to manage the tourist trade.• Prospective customers should always be on the look-out for good communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the hotel trade.• They say so-called home improvements can kill off the tourist trade.• And with it, the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade. 