A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer's wants while remaining on the premises, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping. The term "resort" may also be used to identify a hotel property that provides an array of amenities and typically includes entertainment and recreational activities.

A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort, such as the CatbaSunriseResort at Catba Island or Furama Resort in DaNang.

A resort is not merely a commercial establishment operated by a single company, although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common