Cook's tour
noun
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In 1841, British missionary Thomas Cook convinced a British railway to run a special train to a temperance meeting, then proceeded to find passengers for the trip, an event regarded as the beginning of organized tourism. Within a few years, Cook was setting up excursions on a regular basis, and by the century's end, the Thomas Cook & Son travel agency was orchestrating travel around the world. The agency's tours were famously well-organized, but they were also known for herding travelers hurriedly from location to location. A Cook's tourist might see an impressive array of famous sites, but often only in superficial glimpses. Over time, English speakers started using Cook's tour for any hurried tour, and later, for any rushed activity or cursory review.
Word History
Thomas Cook & Son, English travel agency
1902, in the meaning defined above
- to start with
- to subject (someone or something) to
- to subject someone or something to
- to subject to
- to such a degree
- to such an extent
- to taste
- to tell (you) the truth
- to tell the truth
- to tell you the truth
- to term
- to that effect
- to that end
- to that/this end
- to the (tender) mercies of
- to the accompaniment of
- to the best of her ability
- to the best of one's belief
- to the best of one's knowledge
- to the best of someone's recollection
- to the bitter end
- to the bone
- to the brim
- to the buff
- to the contrary