How to Use day-tripper in a Sentence
day-tripper
noun-
Last April, day-trippers to the city started having to pay a 5-euro entry fee, and large cruise ships have been banned from entering the Venice lagoon.
— Paul Thornton, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 -
Venice has delayed plans to charge day-trippers a tax to enter the city, meant to curb arrivals.
— Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023 -
The ecopark is hard to get to, which deters day-trippers and keeps it from getting too busy.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023 -
For example, Venice, Italy, in April became the first city in the world to charge day-trippers a fee just to enter on peak days.
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 June 2024 -
Similarly, the city of Venice also wants to charge day-trippers to come.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Currently, the length of the walk means that too many day-trippers and school groups have to choose between visiting the museum and the site of the battle.
— Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023 -
This is the first time in four years that the park hasn’t required advance booking for summertime day-tripper visits to the valley.
— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023 -
Since day-trippers don’t pay the existing overnight tourist tax, starting on April 25 the city will charge them a new €5 daytime levy during the busiest days in spring and summer.
— Laura Millan, Fortune Europe, 13 Jan. 2024 -
Top tip: For day-trippers after somewhere to park up, check this list of Arkansas State Parks in, and close to, the path of totality.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Afternoons can be slightly less crowded as day-trippers return to the train station for their trip back to Cusco.
— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023 -
Besides, the famous changeable weather in spring across the path of totality will dictate where many day-trippers head to on April 8.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 -
Those crowds can average twenty-thousand day-trippers during the peak of summer, so making the trip early on is a smart move.
— Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024 -
Its cafes and restaurants were mobbed by Parisian day-trippers, many of whom came to watch or participate in the sailing and rowing regattas, and to swim, shoot or ride horses.
— Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 June 2023 -
For the thousands of travelers who enter the park as day-trippers, however, the program marks an important change.
— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023 -
No matter your travel style, the state has something for everyone — even Denver day-trippers will find a national park less than a two-hour car ride away.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2023 -
Once on land, a small group of us climbed its steep, craggy hills, passing goats and deer grazing on the thorny brush as well as Indonesian day-trippers who paused to take selfies in hijabs and designer gear.
— Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023 -
Preservationists describe the fee for day-trippers as too little too late, noting that the 5-euro price of admission is less than the cost of a cappuccino on St. Mark’s Square.
— Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 -
According to the Maryland Office of Tourism, overnight visitors in Maryland have an economic impact 12 times that of day-trippers.
— Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024 -
The islands are rustic, rural, and incredibly peaceful after the ferries full of day-trippers have finished their routes.
— Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023 -
The lake, a tranquil spot where unusually friendly swans compete with ducks and geese for bread tossed by people on the shore, attracts residents from nearby towns and day-trippers from Rome, about a 45-minute drive south.
— Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024 -
The city said the biggest culprits are day-trippers, who don’t add much economic value to the city – like eating at local hotels or restaurants – while still putting pressure on the city’s infrastructure.
— Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 -
However, Venice’s latest moves are undoubtedly aimed at reducing the number of day-trippers to the city, who make up about 80% of the city’s total visitors, rather than long-term travelers.
— Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Jan. 2024 -
The influx of international jet-setters to Europe has caused some bustling destinations to enact anti-tourism policies such as bans on new hotels and day-tripper fees.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 July 2024 -
Dunes overlook sandy beaches that attract hordes of vacationers and day-trippers, and a succession of plants, from dune grass to oak trees, spreads out in an amazingly diverse array that delights scientists and anybody who loves being in nature.
— Tim Zorn, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023 -
Most visitors are day-trippers or weekend holiday-makers.
— Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'day-tripper.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: