What's the difference between tourist, holidaymaker and visitor?
<div>I always use tourist when I need to write some travel articles, but I don't know what the difference between tourist, holidaymaker and visitor is? Can you know it and which situation wil you use them in? Does it common use in UK/US?</div>

<div>So, <em>holiday maker </em>does not exist in US English. The rough equivalent would be <em>vacationer</em>, but it’s not a common word in US English — it sounds made up. Going <em>on vacation </em>is a less common occurance, and a bigger deal, in the US than <em>going on holiday </em>is in British English.</div><div><br></div><div>Being a <em>tourist </em>means someone is <em>sightseeing </em>in a place they have traveled to<em>. Visitor </em>is a more general word for anyone who goes anywhere to see something or meet with someone. You can be a <em>visitor </em>of your sick grandma in the hospital in your own city.</div>

<div>Thanks a lot, Irene! It is a really helpful explaination.</div>

<div>This actually belongs in the answers section ... <a href="https://www.italki.com/questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.italki.com/questions</a></div><div><br></div><div>Why the interface calls it answers and the URL questions I never understood. ;D	</div>

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