peak season

peak season
In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand.

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  • peak season — UK US noun [C or U] ► the time of year when a lot of people travel and prices are usually at their highest: »Some travel companies offer deals even in peak season …   Financial and business terms

  • peak season fare — ➔ fare * * * peak season fare UK US noun [C or U] TRANSPORT, COMMERCE ► the price you pay to travel during a time of year when prices are usually at their highest: »Increases in peak season fares are not expected to be as dramatic as in 2006,… …   Financial and business terms

  • peak season — noun the season when travel is most active and rates are highest they traveled to Europe in high season • Syn: ↑high season • Ant: ↑off season (for: ↑high season) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peak — The transition from the end of an economic expansion to the start of a contraction. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • …   Financial and business terms

  • peak — The high point at the end of an economic expansion until the start of a contraction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • The… …   Financial and business terms

  • peak — peak1 W3 [pi:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(mountain)¦ 3¦(point)¦ 4¦(hat)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from pike mountain, hill (13 21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) ¦(TIME)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • season — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of the year ADJECTIVE ▪ dry, hurricane, monsoon, rainy, wet ▪ In this climate there are no real changes of temperature, just a wet and a dry season. ▪ s …   Collocations dictionary

  • season — sea|son1 W1S3 [ˈsi:zən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time of year)¦ 2¦(usual time for something)¦ 3¦(holiday)¦ 4¦(fashion)¦ 5 be in/out of season 6¦(films, plays etc)¦ 7¦(animals)¦ 8 season s greetings 9 the season of goodwill ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • season — 1 / si:zFn/ noun 1 IN A YEAR (C) one of the four main periods in a year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter 2 USUAL TIME FOR STH (singular) a period of time in a year when something happens most often or when something is usually done:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Peak Wilderness sanctuary (Sri Lanka) — Peak Wilderness sanctuary is the third largest by area natural reserve of the 50 that are in Sri Lanka.Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak)… …   Wikipedia

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