Essential Travel Vocabulary and English Grammar Terms

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Travel Vocabulary

Budget airline: An airline that costs less than others.
Tourist trap: A crowded place that provides entertainment for tourists.
Breathtaking: Something very exciting, beautiful, or surprising.
High season: The time of year when the greatest number of people visit a place.
Off-season: A period of the year when there is less business activity.
Set off: To start a trip.
Go with the flow: To be flexible and fluid.
Rate: The money charged for something, such as a hotel room.
Unspoilt: A place that has not been changed or damaged by people.
Bargain: When someone buys something at a lower price than its true value.
Backpackers: People who travel with backpacks.
Hooked: When something is very enjoyable and you cannot stop doing it.
Upbeat: Full of hope.
Sketching: Drawing something simple very quickly.
Willing: Happy to do something if needed.
Stall: A stand.
Youth hostels: Budget-friendly accommodation.
Spot: A place.
Dirt cheap: Very inexpensive.
Deal: A special arrangement or treatment.
Get around: To travel or move about.
Wonder: A surprise or something amazing.
Hop on: To board a vehicle.

In time: Something happened before it was too late.
Out of date: Not current or in fashion (clothes, information) or food that has gone bad.
On the whole: Generally speaking; used to summarize.
Out of the question: Inconceivable; not possible or not allowed.
By mistake: Something done by accident, not on purpose.
On condition: Something is allowed in favor of something else.
Ahead of time: To do something in advance.
In the long run: The result of something in the future.
On foot: To travel by walking.
On purpose: To do something intentionally.
By heart: To know something very well, having memorized it.
For a change: Something that does not usually happen.
In case: To do something as a precaution.

Marco has played the piano for 5 years / since 2016.

Pedro has been learning Japanese for ten years / since 2011.

When we came out of the theatre, the snow had stopped.

When I arrived home, my mum had been cooking for 3 hours.