Travelling Vocabulary

Useful Vocabulary for Travelling

VERBS= ΡΗΜΑΤΑ

Book= reserve    

To arrange and confirm a place on a flight, a room in a hotel, a table in a restaurant or a ticket for an event in the future.
e.g.  We're going to book seats on the early flight. (=Θα κλείσουμε/κρατήσουμε θέσεις στην πρωινή πτήση.)


Board = get on a vehicle/plane/ship so that I reach my destination.  We mostly use the expression get/be on board.
e.g. The entire class was on board for the excursion to the park.

NOTE: The word boarding- pass (=the airplane/ship ticket) derives from the verb board.
e.g.  All passengers must present their boarding passes before entering the airplane.

Depart= To go away or leave, especially on a journey. 
(noun: departure) 
e.g. This train always departs on time.
e.g. This train departs from New York at 3:15 pm.

Arrive (at)= reach my destination/a place, especially at the end of the journey. (noun: arrival)
e.g. We arrived at London with half an hour delay, due to the bad weather conditions.

Accommodate=host/ provide a place to stay in. (noun: accommodation)
e.g. A luxurious hotel will accommodate us during our vacation.

Transfer= The act of moving someone or something from one place to another.
e.g. The travel agency transferred all our belongings to the place of out accommodation.

Take off= depart (for plane) 
e.g. The plane takes off at 4:00 but the gate closes half an hour earlier.



Splash out= a phrasal verb meaning that you can spend money freely.
e.g.  We splashed out last night and went to a fancy restaurant, as it was our last night at the island.

            

 NOUNS= ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΑ

Destination: the place where someone is going or a popular place for vacations.

e.g. You may need to change trains and take a bus before you reach your destination.

e.g. London is a famous tourist destination.

Travel Documents: all the necessary documents you would need to take with you on a holiday e.g. passport or ID card, driving license, flight/bus/ train tickets, visa confirmation etc.

Reservation: an arrangement/ booking in which something like a seat on a plane, a room at a hotel or a table in a restaurant is kept for you.

e.g We should make a reservation at least  a month in advance so that we be sure we’ll have a room to stay in this hotel.

Leaflet = flyer: a small piece of paper that gives you information about a trip or advertises something.                
e.g. The new tourist agency distributed leaflets to promote its services.

Brochure: a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information about a product or a company.                    e.g. The information pack consists of a brochure and a map of the city we’ll visit.

Travel guide: A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists".

Tourist attraction = monument/landmark: a famous place with historical, political or cultural meaning that attracts a large amount of foreign people. 

e.g. Taj Mahal is a tourist attraction in India.

Tour guide: the person who shows tourists around the city.

e.g. The tour guide took the visitors to see many local attractions.

Accommodation: a room or building in which someone may live or stay. Different types of accommodation include apartments, hotels, guesthouses and backpacking hostels.