Tourism Vocabulary
Travel – To move or undergo transmission from one place to another
Sentence – My friend travelled all the way from Mumbai to Chennai for my wedding.
Journey – an act or instance of traveling from one place to another.
Sentence – The journey from Mcleodanj to Triund is very tiring.
Trip – to make a journey
Sentence – Unplanned trips are the best kind of vacation.
Ecotourism – tourism directed towards exotic, threatened environment intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.
Sentence – My tourist guide suggested me to visit the very famous ecotourist Ranthambore forests for my wildlife photography.
Transport – the act of moving something from one location to another.
Sentence – There was no transport facility from Shimla to Mashobra during winters.
Export – commodities sold to a foreign country.
Sentence – The export business of a country brings high revenues to it.
Pilgrimage – a journey to a sacred place.
Sentence – Mecca and Medina are pilgrimages taken by the Muslim community all across the globe.
Sightseeing – the activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location.
Sentence – We are planning to go for sightseeing at the Pichola lake after lunch.
Lodging – temporary accommodation
Sentence – The lodging facilities of students are managed by Mr. Smith.
Destination – the ultimate goal for which something is done
Sentence – As soon as we reached our holiday destination, we were invited to the bonfire party.
Leisure – time available for lease and relaxation.
Sentence – The students had a leisure time at the Garden of Buddha.
Grand tour – an extended cultural tour
Sentence – I planned a grand tour to Europe to celebrate my parent’s 50th
Airlines – a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers.
Sentence – The Air India airlines provide all comforts to their passengers.
Taxi/cab – a cab driven by a person whose job is to take passengers wherever they want.
Sentence – Taxi drivers in Delhi are usually not cooperative.
Hotel – an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public
Sentence – We had booked a sea facing room at our hotel for our vacation to Goa.
Camping – the activity of spending a holiday living in a camp.
Sentence – My school has arranged a camping trip to Kheerganga this January.
Excursion – a journey taken for pleasure.
Sentence – My brother surprised me by offering an excursion trip to Manali on my birthday.
Itinerant – travelling from place to place to work
Sentence – Sandeep serves as an itinerant of the company for the marketing their newly launched products.
Voyage – an act of travelling by water
Sentence – My father’s maiden voyage as the captain of the ship was in the year 1995.
Wayfaring – travelling on foot.
Sentence – We decided to wayfare around the town to explore the place well.
Cuisine – manner of preparing food
Sentence – We enjoyed so many different cuisines throughout our trip.
Junket – a trip taken by an official at public expense
Sentence – Our Prime Minister was on a junket to USA for negotiating deals on crude oil production in India.
Wanderlust – very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
Sentence – Ridhem’s wanderlust inspired her to be a tour and travel guide.
Trekker – a traveler who makes a long arduous journey.
Sentence – Almost all professional trekkers prefer Divson’s trekking kit while traveling.
Roam – move about aimlessly
Sentence – We were roaming about in the streets of Paris at 2am to enjoy night life there.
Jet lag – fatigue and sleep disturbance as a result of jet travel.
Sentence – I suffered with a jet lag after a long haul flight from India to Toronto.
