Resort

A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. As a result, people tend to seek out a resort for holidays or vacations. Generally, a resort is distinguished by a large selection of activities, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping.

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A resort can commonly refer to two specific but similar places:

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• towns in which tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity but are usually not run by a single company (for example Aspen, Colorado)
• vacation centres, usually run by a single company, which attempt to provide for all or most of a vacationer's wants while staying there (for example Walt Disney World Resort).

The term resort is sometimes misused to identify a hotel that does not meet the requirements of a resort. However, a hotel is frequently the central feature of a resort.

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Relaxation: The word relaxation can mean the following:...

Recreation: Recreation is the employment of time in a non-profitable way, in many ways also a therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind....

Holiday: The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the English words holy and day, holidays originally represented special days of the Christian Church calendar. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day....




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