B114 words · Intermediate

Taking a Trip vocabulary — B1

Travel vocabulary for planning a trip and what can go wrong, including destination, postpone, package holiday and resort, plus reschedule and sunstroke.

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destination
/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
The place a person or vehicle is travelling to, where the trip ends.
Example: We finally reached our destination after eleven hours on the road.
guidebook
/ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/
A book for visitors with information about a place, its history and the best things to see.
Example: I always buy a guidebook before I visit a new country.
postpone
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
To move an event or a trip to a later date.
Example: We've had to postpone the trip until September.
traveller
/ˈtrævələr/
A person who is often away from home, moving from place to place.
Example: The hostel was full of young travellers.
roam
/roʊm/
To walk or move around without a fixed direction or purpose.
Example: We spent the day just roaming around the old city.
reschedule
/riˈskɛdʒul/
To arrange for something to happen at a different time.
Example: We had to reschedule our trip because of the storm.
essentials
/ɛˈsɛnʃəlz/
The things you must have; the most necessary items for a trip.
Example: She packed only the essentials for the weekend.
checklist
/ˈtʃɛˌklɪst/
A list of things to do or confirm, so nothing gets forgotten.
Example: I went through my packing checklist twice.
round trip
A journey to a place and back again to where you started.
Example: The round trip took almost six hours by car.
seaside
/ˈsiˌsaɪd/
The area beside the sea, especially a town people visit on holiday.
Example: We spend every August at the seaside with the children.
sunbathe
/ˈsʌnˌbeɪð/
To lie out in hot sunshine in order to make your skin darker.
Example: They like to sunbathe on the hotel roof every afternoon.
resort
/rɪˈzɔrt/
A place by the sea or in the mountains built for people to stay and enjoy their holidays.
Example: We spent a week at a ski resort in Austria.
package holiday
A trip where the travel, hotel and sometimes meals are all booked together for one price.
Example: They booked a package holiday to Turkey.
sunstroke
A serious illness, with symptoms like fever and dizziness, caused by spending too long in the sun.
Example: He collapsed with sunstroke after hours on the beach.