noun
fierce competition to attract events, businesses, or tourists
Used for intense rivalry among localities or organizations to lure large-scale events (e.g., Olympics, expos), corporate facilities, factories, or foreign visitors. Often appears in news and business contexts.
各都市がオリンピックの誘致合戦を繰り広げている。
Cities are engaged in a fierce competition to host the Olympics.
工場の誘致合戦で、自治体は税制優遇を打ち出した。
In the competition to attract factories, the municipality offered tax incentives.
Compound of 誘致 (ゆうち, 'attraction, luring') and 合戦 (かっせん, 'battle, fight'). The combination figuratively describes a heated contest to attract events, businesses, or tourists.