A day-tripper is a person who visits a tourist destination or visitor attraction from home and returns there on the same day. A tourist destination is a city town or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from Tourism. A tourist attraction is a place of interest where Tourists visit typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value historical significance natural or built beauty or

In other words, this excursion does not involve a night away from home. Thus, the day trip can be a very popular form of recreation with families who care for children who are too young or people who are too frail to travel easily or who own pets, or for whom the logistics and cost of a night away from home may be prohibitive.

In Medieval days a destination for such days out would be religious (to a nearby shrine) or commercial, for example to a fair. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated Carnival or Funfair entertainment Later, in England, visits to stately homes by those who regarded themselves middle class became frequent and it was the tradition to reward the butler or housekeeper with a tip for providing access to their employers' home. A stately home is strictly speaking one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century as well as converted The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. As such homes were meant for show it is unlikely that the owning family would object, provided they were not in residence at the time.

The arrival of the railway excursion, often using Day Tripper tickets, in the mid-nineteenth century saw the blossoming of a distinctive day-tripper industry. An excursion is a trip by a group of people usually made for Leisure or Educational purposes Trippers also travelled in their thousands by steamer to the many piers around seaside resorts. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort The General Slocum excursion was an example. The General Slocum was a Steamship launched in 1891 She caught fire and burned to the water line in New York 's East River on June 15 Cycling became a very popular day-tripper activity, especially amongst urban and suburban workers from the mid-1880s onwards. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Coach and charabanc outings followed as the internal combustion engine became reliable enough to get the paying customers out and back again. In British English and Australian English, the term coach is used to refer to a large motor vehicle for conveying passengers A charabanc (pronounced sha-ra-bang) spelt "char-à-banc" is a type of Horse-drawn vehicle or motor coach, usually open-topped common in Britain While all of the foregoing still exist, the modern day-tripper experience is usually by motor car.

See also

• Booze cruise