Common Travel Vocabulary PDF

# Common travel vocabulary ## Common Vocab Items Related to Tourism and Travel - **Accommodation:** places where tourists/people stay; i.e: hotels and hostels. - **Acculturation:** the process of incorporating the values of other cultures. For example, a destination may adapt to the culture of vis...

# Common travel vocabulary ## Common Vocab Items Related to Tourism and Travel - **Accommodation:** places where tourists/people stay; i.e: hotels and hostels. - **Acculturation:** the process of incorporating the values of other cultures. For example, a destination may adapt to the culture of visitors. - **Backpacking:** to travel, often to more than one destination, with your belongings in a backpack. - **Seasonal:** occurring at certain times in the year. - **Ecotourism:** tourism that does not cause damage to the natural environment. The business of organizing holidays to natural areas, especially areas that are far away such as the rain forest, where people can visit and learn about the area in a way that will not hurt the environment. - **Cruise:** a sea-based trip taking a pre-planned route that involves visiting several ports. - **Heritage:** objects and characteristics that are valued because of their cultural or historical significance. - **Itinerary:** a detailed plan of a route or journey. It usually includes time, dates, prices. - **Mass tourism:** tourism on a large scale, often with standardized packages. - **Picturesque:** something that has an attractive appearance/landscape. - **Luggage:** the collective name for suitcases/bags that you take on a trip. - **Sightseeing:** the act of visiting different attractions or sights. - **Skiing holiday:** a holiday where the primary purpose is to ski or engage in winter sports. - **Souvenir:** something you keep as a reminder of a place. - **Travel brochure:** Travel brochures are promotional documents that advertise specific destinations, hotels, tours, vacation packages, or exotic locales. - **To stroll:** to walk, often slowly, with no particular destination in mind. - **Trip** - **Journey** - **Excursion** - Trip is a journey for some purpose, usually including the return. Excursion is a day trip made for pleasure, usually by a group of people. Journey may indicate a long distance or a short one travelled regularly (daily journey to work, for example). A trip is the act of travelling from point A to point B with no transfers (a single trip). A journey on the other hand can be one or a number of trips (transfers) combined to make it from point A to B. When making a number of trips to get to your destination it is still one journey. - **Hotels** - **Hostels** - **Motels:** - Motel is a combination of the words "motor" and "hotel". The term comes from the usual placement of motels near long stretches of motorway, benefiting drivers on a long trip. Normally, motels offer - in contrast to other hotels - fewer facilities at a lower rate. - Hostels is another budget-friendly and often very social stayover option. Guests do not reserve rooms at hostels but rent beds – usually a bunk bed in a dormitory with other travelers. The main difference between hostels and hotels is that hostels provide dormitory-like settings in which to stay, whereas hotels are individual rooms for more privacy. - **Jet lag:** the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left. - **Get itchy feet:** to start to want to travel or do something different. - **Hit the road:** To begin a journey. - **Travel etiquette:** guidelines that control the way a person should behave when traveling. - **Avenues of discovery:** Possible ways of discovering things. - **Retreat:** A trip focused on relaxation, wellness, or spiritual growth, often in a secluded place. - **Staycation:** enjoying a vacation in your own city or home, exploring local attractions. - **Incentive Trip:** A reward trip given to employees for achieving specific business goals. ## Travel Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Collocations - **All-inclusive:** A trip where all food, drink, and accommodation are provided. - **Around the world:** A large proportion of the world. Many destinations/continents. - **Bed and breakfast:** A type of accommodation that provides a room and breakfast. - **Breathtaking view:** A view that is extremely beautiful or amazing. - **Bucket list:** The places you want to visit and things you want to do in your lifetime. - **Get around:** To move from place to place. - **Get away:** To go on holiday/vacation/ (n) The holiday/vacation itself. - **Guided tour:** Part of a trip where tourists are taken from place to place and given information by a guide. - **Head for/towards:** To go in a certain direction or the direction of a specific place. - **Holiday destination:** Place where people go on holiday/vacation. - **Long haul/Short-haul destination:** A destination far away from your home/ close to your home. - **Long haul/Short-haul flight:** A flight that takes 6+ hours / A flight that takes -3 hours. - **Middle of nowhere:** A place that is remote and far from civilisation. - **Off the beaten track:** Away from where the tourists normally go. - **Out of season:** The part of the year when it is not very busy. - **Package holiday:** A holiday where the flight and accommodation, and often food, are included. - **Peak season:** The busiest time of the year. For example, school holidays and Christmas. - **Swarming with tourists:** Lots of tourists in a particular place. - **Tour guide:** The person who leads guided tours to visit attractions and sights. - **Tourist trap:** A place that attracts and exploits tourists. - **Travelling light:** To go on a trip with little bags or luggage. - **When in Rome (do as the Romans do):** When you go to a place you should follow the customs/rules of the local people. - **Festiva:** A series of performances or events celebrating a particular theme. - **Exhibition:** A public display or presentation of art or items of interest. - **Concert:** A musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several separate compositions. - **Parade:** A public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event. - **Gala:** A social occasion with special entertainments or performances. - **Ceremony:** A formal event held on important social or religious occasions. - **Culinary tour:** A guided tour focusing on local food and drink. - **Heritage site:** A landmark with cultural, historical, or scientific significance. - **Carnival:** A period of public revelry involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade. ## The Setting, The Destination. - **Breathtaking, stunning, awe-inspiring (views, scenery):** astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality, so as to take one's breath away. - **Exotic (beauty, charm, location),** originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. - **Quaint (streets, villages, cottages);** attractively unusual or old-fashioned (example: a quaint-looking cottage). - **Outstanding, gorgeous, magnificent, splendid:** exceptionally beautiful. - **Vibrant/bustling (city, market):** very lively and full of life. - **Ideal, idyllic, earthly paradise, heavenly:** extremely nice, peaceful and free of pollution or noise. - **Scenic (route):** providing or relating to views of impressive or beautiful natural scenery. - **Majestic:** showing impressive beauty or scale; something grand. - **Crystal clear:** completely transparent and unclouded. - **Sumptuous (surroundings, suites):** splendid and expensive-looking (example: the meal looked sumptuous). - **Unspoilt:** untouched or unpolluted (rainforest). - **Tranquil:** peaceful. - **Jagged:** ragged or pointed; having sharp, rough points. - **Hotel/restaurant/museum.** - **Renowned:** famous. - **State-of-the-art:** the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science. - **Upmarket/upscale/high-end:** relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers. - **Top notch:** of the highest quality; excellent. - **Gourmet:** of, relating to, or being high-quality, expensive food typically requiring elaborate and expert preparation (example: a gourmet meal). - **Authentic:** genuine (cuisine). - **Stupendous:** extremely impressive (example: the most stupendous views). - **Mouthwatering:** smelling, looking, or sounding delicious. - **Opulent:** costly and luxurious (example: he lived an opulent lifestyle that included cars and enormous homes). - **Exhilarating:** making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling. - **Glamorous:** attractive or appealing in an exotic or exciting way. - **A dream (holiday).** - **Once-in-a-lifetime (experience).** - **Amazing, incredible, unforgettable, memorable** - **Unparalleled, unrivalled, unequalled, unsurpassed:** incomparable. - **Magical, Dazzling:** extremely beautiful and impressive. - **Historical (monuments), historic (interest).** - **Medieval:** related or resembling the Middle Ages style. - **Stately:** impressive or grand in size (example: a stately castle).