tourist trap
Noun
Meaning
tourist trap (plural tourist traps)
(derogatory) An establishment, such as a shop or display, where tourists are encouraged to spend money on goods or services not necessarily of good value.
tourist-trap (plural tourist-traps)
Alternative form of tourist trap
Alternative names
tourist-trap
Examples
Stay away from restaurants that have menus in five languages. That's always a tourist trap. You want to eat where the locals eat.
So if you ever take a trip to Iceland, ignore what people tell you about skipping The Blue Lagoon because it's a tourist trap.
Boreham Caverns was a tourist trap!
NEW YORK — Talk about a tourist trap!
The tourist trap needle moved downwards after that, but I still didn’t bestir myself from Tucson to go down to Tombstone for Helldorado.
We know -- it’s a tourist trap -- but it's a tourist trap for good reason.