This document provides a list of 83 travel and holiday related vocabulary words along with their definitions. It covers terms related to booking travel arrangements, types of transportation, accommodations, attractions, activities, and other aspects of traveling and taking holidays. The vocabulary includes words like itinerary, tourist attraction, amenities, passport control, and bucket list. It also lists building, transportation, holiday, hotel, museum, and room types.
This document provides a list of 83 travel and holiday related vocabulary words along with their definitions. It covers terms related to booking travel arrangements, types of transportation, accommodations, attractions, activities, and other aspects of traveling and taking holidays. The vocabulary includes words like itinerary, tourist attraction, amenities, passport control, and bucket list. It also lists building, transportation, holiday, hotel, museum, and room types.
This document provides a list of 83 travel and holiday related vocabulary words along with their definitions. It covers terms related to booking travel arrangements, types of transportation, accommodations, attractions, activities, and other aspects of traveling and taking holidays. The vocabulary includes words like itinerary, tourist attraction, amenities, passport control, and bucket list. It also lists building, transportation, holiday, hotel, museum, and room types.
This document provides a list of 83 travel and holiday related vocabulary words along with their definitions. It covers terms related to booking travel arrangements, types of transportation, accommodations, attractions, activities, and other aspects of traveling and taking holidays. The vocabulary includes words like itinerary, tourist attraction, amenities, passport control, and bucket list. It also lists building, transportation, holiday, hotel, museum, and room types.
1.Go on/have/take a holiday – experience a time away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel 2. To book in advance – to make a reservation beforehand 3. Arrival time - the time when someone or something arrives, arrived, or will arrive 4. Departure time - the time when a plane, train, bus, etc., is scheduled to depart/arrive. 5. Avoid peak holiday times – to travel during off-peak season, which is usually cheaper 6. Foreign currency - money from a country that is not your own 7. Take cash with you - take money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards 8. Itinerary – a detailed plan or a route of a journey 9.Touristy area - a place where a lot of tourists go and it has many things for them to buy and do (often seen as something negative) 10. In season - at the time of year when people want to travel or take a holiday 11. Out of season – outside the most popular holiday period 12. A tourist attraction - a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement 13. Hordes of tourists - crowds of tourists 14. A tourist trap - place with many tourists 15. Pampered – given special treatment that makes you feel as comfortable as possible or given whatever you want (“We left the spa feeling pampered and relaxed”) 16. A wealth of activities – many entertaining things to do 17. A breathtaking landscape – very beautiful area or land 18. To cater for – to provide what is wanted or needed by someone (“It is a resort that clearly caters for the well-off”) 19. Affordable destinations – places within a reasonable price range
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20. Affordable travel – travel which is within your price range 21. All-inclusive - a hotel deal where the price includes accommodation, meals and drinks at any time 22. Around the world – in all corners of the globe 23. Ecotourism - going on holiday to places of natural beauty in a way that causes less damage to the environment 24. Air travel – travelling by plane 25. Rail travel – travelling by train 26. Arts and culture – the art, music and other cultural aspects of an area 27. Craft markets – stalls where goods made by the local people are sold 28. A modern/contemporary art gallery – a gallery where the art created between the late 19th and the late 20th centuries is displayed 29. Efficient public transport – a functioning transport system intended for the use of residents and visitors 30. Exotic destinations – unusual or strange holiday destinations 31. Ancient ruins - the remains of a hisorical building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay 32. Historic site/heritage site - an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. A historic site may be any building, landscape, site or structure that is of local, regional, or national significance. 33. Travel agency/agent – agency or a person who helps you out with planning your trip 34. To rent a car/boat/bike - to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of these 35. Low-cost carriers - also called low-cost or budget airlines, are airlines that offer lowerfares—and fewer amenities—than traditional full service airlines 36. Amenities - useful or pleasant facilities or services (free amenities, hotel amenities)
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37. B&Bs – a guest house that provides bed and breakfast accommodation 38. Pebbly beach - a beach covered with pebbles (галька, камушки) or stones rather than sand. 39. Shuttle bus – a shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points 40. Glamping - a form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping. 41. A cancellation fee - a sum of money you must pay if you cancel a hotel reservation after the cancellation deadline 42. To check out – when you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, you pay the bill and leaved 43. Youth hostel - a place providing cheap accommodation, aimed mainly at young people on walking or cycling tours. 44. Domestic tourism – tourism involving residents of one country traveling only within that country. A domestic holiday is a holiday (vacation) spent in the same country 45. A staycation – (informal) a holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. 46. Time difference - the difference in standard time between places in different time zones 47. Jet lag - extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across different time zones ("to suffer from jet lag”). 48. A bumpy journey – a bumpy journey by car or plane is uncomfortable, with movements up and down because of bad road or weather conditions. The plane made a bumpy landing.Opposite of “bumpy” is “smooth”. 49. An emergency landing - a prioritized landing made by an aircraft in response to an emergency containing an imminent or ongoing threat to the safety and operation of the aircraft or involving a sudden need for a passenger or crew on board to be on land, such as a medical emergency IELTS VOCABULARY
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50. On-board entertainment (in-flight entertainment) – entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight 51. A flight delay – it is a situation when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time 52. Lost luggage - any bag, suitcase, or other form of luggage misplaced by an airline or other transportation company during a trip. Sometimes, due to human error, theft, or other causes, luggage may be damaged, misplaced, or lost and never make it back to the original owner. 53. Long haul flights – long distance flights 54. A passport control - a place where you get your passport checked. 55. A bucket list – a number of things to do or achieve that a person hopes to accomplish for his/her lifetime 56. A thirst for adventure - strong desire for travelling/adventure 57. Guided tours – walking, hiking or driving visits led by a guide who knows the area 58. Holiday brochures – pamphlets advertising holiday destinations 59. Holiday destination – place to which you leave on holiday 60. Lush rainforests – luxuriant equatorial forests 61. Magnificent landscapes – impressive scenery 62. Make advance reservations – booking ahead of time 63. Memorable experiences – activities that you will remember for years 64. Off the beaten track – somewhere that is out of the way or out of a central, popular or touristy area 65. Packaged deals – travel deals that are put together by an agency and sold as a package 66. Quaint villages – old-fashioned or charming small towns 67. Scenic views – lovely scenes 68. Self-catering accommodation – a place to stay where you see to your own food 69. Spectacular beaches – impressive sandy shorelines 70. Stunning architecture – magnificent buildings
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71. Swarming with tourists – full of holiday makers 72. To have time on your hands – to have a lot of free time and not know what to do with it 73. To get away from it all – to get away from everyday routines 74. To go sightseeing – take a trip around an area to see what it has to offer 75. To have a stopover - have a brief overnight stay in a place when on a long journey to somewhere else, usually by air 76. Travel abroad – travel to overseas destinations 77. Traveling light – traveling with little luggage 78. Visa regulations – laws that relate to entry into a country 79. Wildlife safari – a guided tour through a game park 80. Wander the streets - to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose 81. To have the time of your life - to have an extremely fun, exciting, or enjoyable time 82. In the middle of nowhere - in a place that is far away from where most people live. 83. A well-deserved vacation - a vacation that a person really deserves
