280 Travel Vocabulary

This list contains 280 most common words and phrases used while traveling. Don't skip them if you are planning to travel abroad next month.

286 words / 17 topics

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to arrange to have the use of a seat, room, etc. at a particular time in the future

You should book your accommodation early if you plan to travel during peak season.

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to look at or give your attention to something to get information, often to help you decide if something is correct, safe, or suitable

An alert neighbor decided to check the suspicious noises coming from the house next door.

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a person whose job it is to show a place or a route to visitors

Our tour guide in Rome was a lovely young woman who spoke perfect English.

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to get onto or allow people to get onto an aircraft, train, or ship

After checking his ticket, the attendant permitted the last passenger to board the plane.

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a system of payment based on a percentage of the value of sales or other business done, or a payment to someone working under such a system

As a real estate agent, her commission is between 4% and 6% on every sale.

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belonging or connected to a country that is not your own or is not the one you are in

I like learning foreign languages.

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the act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something

The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms.

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a financial plan that lists expected expenses and income during a particular period

Congress voted more funds for the defense budget.

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official papers, or written material that provides proof of something

"You need the correct documentation if you want to move to another country."

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money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem

She received £40,000 in compensation for a lost eye.

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a person or thing that carries or delivers something

She’s got a job as a letter carrier.

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a trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

He was planning a six-week journey to China.

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a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures

We set up camp for the night near a stream.

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the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken

Our ultimate destination is to reach the summit of the mountain before nightfall.

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very good

You look fantastic in that outfit.

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making you feel excited

You're going to Africa? How exciting!

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a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company

The travel agency provided a brochure with detailed itineraries for various destinations.

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a flier

As Sansoucie talked about how the odor of ginkgos was "reminiscent of dairy products" and flatulence, Lehtonen, steering the conversation back to community activism, asked how one would offer a flyer to a young lady. (The New Yorker)

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expressing approval, admiration, or respect with a remark or action

Everybody was complimentary about the hotel service.

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to go away from a place, esp. on a trip

Travelers must be at the gate one hour before the plane is scheduled to depart.

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to walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

I’ve got to hike back to my car to get my jacket.

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a detailed plan or route of a trip

We planned our itinerary several weeks before the trip.

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travelling towards a particular point

The UK inbound tourism hasn't really been developed.

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the activity of travelling or going camping while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack

Backpacking requires packing light, as you'll carry your belongings on your back for the entire trip.

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a book that gives information for visitors about a place, such as a city or region of a country

We bought a guidebook for the New England area.

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a piece of paper, or several pieces of paper folded together, that gives information or advertises something

A leaflet advertising the new cafe was placed on each table at the local coffee shop.

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people who live in a certain city or country

"The locals showed the tourists around their beautiful town."

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280 Travel Vocabulary

This list contains 280 most common words and phrases used while traveling. Don't skip them if you are planning to travel abroad next month.

Common Words 1

Common Words 2

Air Travel 1

Air Travel 2

Air Travel 3

Land Travel

Sea Travel

Accommodation

Type of Holiday 1

Type of Holiday 2

Useful Phrases 1

Useful Phrases 2

Useful Phrases 3

Useful Phrases 4

book

check

Guide

board

commission

foreign

distribution

Budget

documentation

Compensation

carrier

journey

camp

destination

fantastic

exciting

Brochure

Flyer

complimentary

depart

hike

Itinerary

Inbound

Backpacking

Guidebook

leaflet

locals