The History of “Tourism” in Two Sentences
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 10.03.05 | 9:00 AM ET
From the October issue of AeroMexico’s in-flight magazine, Escala: The word “tourism” didn’t originate from some English travelers’ journey through Tours, France, as some claim. “The truth of the matter is,” the magazine reports, “its origin goes back to the ancient French word torneier, meaning ‘to go around’ which, in turn, came from the Latin tornare, to make something go around on a lathe. As for the city [Tours], its name is derived from another, older one, Toronum or Toronus.”
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
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