You can refer to an exciting place where there is a lot of activity or entertainment as a hot spot.
[informal]
...a fancy Manhattan hot spot.
...a popular and lively package tour hotspot.
2. countable noun
You can refer to an area where there is fighting or serious political trouble as a hot spot.
[journalism]
There were many hot spots in the region, where fighting had been going on.
hot spot in British English
or hotspot (ˈhɒtˌspɒt)
noun
1.
an area of potential violence or political unrest
2.
a lively nightclub or other place of entertainment
3.
an area of great activity of a specific type
the world's economic hot spots
4.
a.
any local area of high temperature in a part of an engine, etc
b.
part of the inlet manifold of a paraffin engine that is heated by exhaust gases to vaporize the fuel
5. computing
a place where wireless internet, esp broadband, services are provided to users of portable computers through a wireless local area network, such as in an airport, railway station, or library
6. medicine
a.
a small area on the surface of or within a body with an exceptionally high concentration of radioactivity or of some chemical or mineral considered harmful
b.
a similar area that generates an abnormal amount of heat, as revealed by thermography
7. genetics
a part of a chromosome that has a tendency for mutation or recombination
hot spot in American English
US
1. Informal
an area of actual or potential trouble or violence
2. Informal
a.
a lively, popular place for entertainment or socializing
b.
any place regarded as a center for a specified activity or interest
3.
an area of especially intense heat or radiation
4. Computing
a building, business, or locality where wireless access to the Internet is provided or is available
see also Wi-Fi
Examples of 'hot spot' in a sentence
hot spot
They predict illness hot spots in areas where animals have not had their annual jab.
The Sun (2009)
But there are political hot spots.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Half of those surveyed said that they have selected Cornwall as their holiday hot spot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Prices have risen sharply in Europe's holiday hot spots.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The risk of doing business in some of the world's political hot spots is waning, according to a report today.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
hot spot
British English: hot spot NOUN
You can refer to an exciting place where there is a lot of activity or entertainment as a hot spot.