recreotourism

English

Etymology

Calque of French récréotourisme.

Noun

recreotourism (uncountable)

1. (non-native speakers' English, chiefly Quebec) Recreational tourism.
   • 2003, Budget, Ville de Montréal, Service des finances, →OCLC, page 52:

     To support the development of the Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal as called for in the agreement, an additional $800.0 appropriation has been budgeted. Other additional funding includes $550.0 for the upkeep, planting and watering of areas along the Lachine Canal to enhance this new recreotourism attraction.

   • 2019, Chloe L'Ecuyer-Sauvageau et al., “Understanding the preferences of water users in a context of cyanobacterial blooms in Quebec”, in Journal of Environmental Management‎^[1], volume 248, Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN:

     This could be considered to be anecdotal evidence, but it highlights the real issue of the impacts of cyanobacterial blooms on the well-being of recreationists, residents living near waterbodies, and on the recreotourism industry.