Tourism based on spending excessive amounts of money and taking extreme risk at the expense of the public with the only reward is the activity’s exclusivity of the less monied population.
The money spent on civilian space travel shows that ego-tourism dollars can reach the equivalent of the economy of a small less industrialized nation.
by Festus Izuli July 1, 2023
Get the Ego-tourism mug.A person who when terrorism or a natural disaster strikes does not see pain and suffering caused to a city or nation but rather an opportunity, an opportunity for cheap flights and hotel whilst a country mourns the death toll and destruction.
Sarah: “Hi James, heard you’re off on holiday next week, anywhere nice?”
James: “Hell yeah Sarah, there was a crazy bad earthquake that hit Croatia last week, you want to see the bargain I got! A little bit of terrorism tourism never hurt anyone.”
James: “Hell yeah Sarah, there was a crazy bad earthquake that hit Croatia last week, you want to see the bargain I got! A little bit of terrorism tourism never hurt anyone.”
by Simp Sauce November 8, 2023
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Mumbai is becoming known more and more as a vein tourism destination.
Travel agencies specializing in vein tourism offer all-inclusive vacation/surgical packages.
The spiraling cost of American Vascular healthcare has contributed to the growth of vein tourism in India.
Travel agencies specializing in vein tourism offer all-inclusive vacation/surgical packages.
The spiraling cost of American Vascular healthcare has contributed to the growth of vein tourism in India.
by jinumalana February 26, 2024
Get the Vein Tourism mug.Commercial travel to the Moon or its immediate vicinity, offered by emerging private spaceflight companies. Unlike orbital space tourism (which stays in Earth orbit), moon tourism aims to take paying customers to lunar orbit, and eventually to the surface. The experience includes seeing Earth rise over the lunar horizon, experiencing reduced gravity, and being part of a very exclusive club. Currently the domain of billionaires and extreme adventure seekers, moon tourism represents the next frontier of luxury travel, though critics call it a vanity project for the ultra‑rich while Earth burns.
Example: “He spent his crypto fortune on a moon tourism ticket—a week in lunar orbit for the price of a small country’s GDP.”
by Dumu The Void April 11, 2026
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Example: “His ISS tourism trip cost more than most people’s lifetime earnings, but he got to float in the Cupola, take photos of Earth, and eat rehydrated ice cream.”
by Dumu The Void April 11, 2026
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"Hey man, on the way in this morning, there's this woman punching out her husband in the car behind me. I even started yelling her on."
"You've got to give up this rear view tourism, pal."
"You've got to give up this rear view tourism, pal."
by They Told Me I Had To August 20, 2009
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Example: “She booked a moon orbit tourism flight for 2028—no landing, just a slingshot around the far side and back. Enough to say she’d left Earth behind.”
by Dumu The Void April 11, 2026
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