noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ frequent , regular
▪ occasional
▪ seasonal
▪ rare
▪ casual
▪ first-time
▪
First-time ~s to Spain are often surprised by how late people eat.
▪ welcome
▪ surprise , unexpected
▪ uninvited , unwanted , unwelcome
▪ potential , prospective
▪
The latest crime figures are likely to put off prospective ~s to the city.
▪ foreign , international , overseas
▪ important
▪ annual
▪ business ( esp. BrE ), holiday ( BrE )
▪ museum , park
▪ home , hospital , prison (all esp. BrE )
▪ health ( BrE )
▪
The baby's weight is monitored by the health ~.
▪ site , website
VERB + VISITOR
▪ get , have , receive
▪
Do you get many ~s?
▪ expect
▪
I could see he was expecting ~s.
▪ greet , welcome
▪ entertain
▪
The front room was used mainly for entertaining ~s.
▪ attract , bring , bring in , draw , lure
▪
The festival brings 5 000 ~s to the town every year.
▪ want
▪ deter ( esp. BrE )
▪
The lack of facilities in the town may deter the casual ~.
▪ admit
▪
The college only admits ~s in organized groups.
VISITOR + VERB
▪ come , flock , turn up ( BrE )
▪
Visitors flocked to see the show.
▪ be interested in sth
VISITOR + NOUN
▪ bureau ( AmE ), centre/center
▪
Pick up a free map of the town from the ~ centre/center.
▪ attraction
▪ information
▪ experience
▪ numbers
PHRASES
▪ encourage ~s to do sth , invite ~s to do sth
▪
Visitors are invited to browse around the farm site.
▪ give ~s sth , offer ~s sth
▪
The museum gives ~s a glimpse of the composer's life.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
Visitors from Ireland will find much that reminds them of home.
▪ ~ to
▪
~s to the museum