Home › Words › A › alcotourismalcotourismalcotourism means the practice of traveling to drink alcohol.EtymologyBlend of alcohol + tourism.nounThe practice of traveling to drink alcohol.e.g.“My discussion here draws on early stage research into “alcotourism” that seeks to explore the various ways that people travel to drink, drink while traveling, or even drink to travel (Bell, 2008).” — 2009, Tazim Jamal, Mike Robinson, editors, The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies, SAGE, →ISBN, page 26:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.alcotourist 86% match — One who travels to drink alcohol; one who engages in alcotourism. vs alcotourism →alcoholiday 68% match — A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol. vs alcotourism →enotourism 60% match — Wine tourism vs alcotourism →enotourist 59% match — A wine tourist; a tourist traveling to see, taste, or learn about wine. vs alcotourism →barhopping 58% match — The act of drinking at a number of bars during a single day or evening. vs alcotourism →bibacity 58% match — The practice or habit of drinking too much alcohol. vs alcotourism →aquatourism 57% match — Tourism for the purpose of water-based activities such as sailing and diving. vs alcotourism →alcohologist 57% match — One who studies alcohology. vs alcotourism →