Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
destination of choice
English answer:
preferred / favourite destination
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-03-25 19:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
Canada
destination of choice
Thanks.
Context:
Those who choose British Columbia as their destination of choice tend to be more independently-minded travellers who prefer to explore Canada at their own pace.
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Tony M
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| 4 +5 | destination chosen by the traveler |
Stephanie Ezrol
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Mar 23, 2012 20:38: Danila Moro changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Mar 25, 2012 20:01: Tony M Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Trudy Peters, Tony M, Danila Moro
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Responses
favourite / preferred destination
It's an old-fashioned expression that, as Stéphanie says, has come back into fashion in recent years.
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Note added at 47 minutes (2012-03-22 19:34:18 GMT)
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I suppose the origin of the expression would be along the lines of "given a free choice, this is the one people would choose"
United States
French to English, English to English
Native in: English
Works in: English, French to English, French Middle (ca.1400-1600) to English
destination chosen by the traveler
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-03-22 18:51:48 GMT)
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ONE EXAMPLE of a similar type:
"Prayaville is a destination of choice for people with disabilities because it has applied Inclusive Destination Development principles of Universal Design in developing its tourist assets.
"Prayaville has differentiated itself from other tourist destinations while positioning itself within the mainstream tourist route of Thailand and of Southeast Asia.
http://www.e-bility.com/articles/destination-of-choice-acces...
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-03-22 18:59:34 GMT)
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ANOTHER:
We invite one and all to play here in our beautiful Valley. Enjoy the year-around wonderful weather, take in a ball game with the kids (choose from T-ball to college to AAA professional), picnic or swim in one of our terrific community parks, and see why Fresno is rapidly becoming a destination of choice!
http://www.fresno.gov/Visitors/default.htm
I look at a number of other uses of the phrases. There is a bit of double meaning in the phrase -- this is a destination that you will choose, not just one you go to by habit or something like that. It is also a "choice destination," mean a great destination, you won't be bored or disappointed. This would be using the meaning of choice as the best or preferred, or excellent. My 1960s dictionary uses the example "a wine of choice."
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Sheila Wilson
: "favourite destination" says the same thing but the source term is the favourite for tourism at the moment
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Thanks Sheila. I added a bit to the answer. My 1966 Funk & Wagnalls dictionary uses the example of a "wine of choice" to mean an excellent wine.
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Vaddy Peters
: whatever they think to be the best place for them to visit
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Jenni Lukac (X)
: People who choose their destination of choice is a bit redundant!
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Tony M
: I think Jenni has highlighted the flaw here: it really does mean something a bit more than that, as Sheila has suggested with 'favourite destination' (which I hadn't seen before posting my own suggestion!)
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Lucy Phillips
: as Jenni points out, the repetition of choose/choice is redundant here. I don't really think they're saying anything more than 'those who choose to holiday in' British Colombia...
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amarpaul
: Hi Stephanie. I would agree with Sheila, your note, and Tony - imo 'preferred' is the intended meaning here
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