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- A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. A resort can commonly refer to two specific but similar places: towns in which tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity but are usually not run by a single company (for example Aspen, Colorado) and vacation centres, usually run by a single company, which attempt to provide for all or most of a vacationer's wants while staying there (for example Walt Disney World Resort). At a minimum, most inclusive resorts include lodging and scenic views; many also include unlimited food, drink and entertainment as well.
- In Roman times, the town of Baiae, by the
Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy, offered a resort to those who were sufficiently prosperous.
During the early nineteenth century, the Prince Regent popularised Brighton, on the south
coast of England, as a fashionable alternative to the wealthy spa towns such as Bath.
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