Essential Travel Vocabulary: English to Spanish Terms

Essential Travel and Tourism Vocabulary

• Affluent (de nivel alto): This affluent area is stylish, but expensive.
• Affordable (asequible): All the affordable hotels are outside the city centre.
• Atmospheric (evocador): The old town is atmospheric but run-down.
• Beach holidays: Beach holidays are boring.
• Bistro (restaurante pequeño): This quarter is full of little cafes and bistros.
• Boarding pass (tarjeta de embarque)
• Book a room (reservar habitación): We need to book a room to have a meeting.
• Book a table (reservar mesa): For a restaurant.
• Book an excursion (reservar excursión)
• Booking confirmation (confirmación de reserva): For a hotel.
• Budget hotel (hotel económico): It was a budget hotel, but I liked the…
• Busy (lleno): The streets are busy all day.
• Cabin crew (tripulación de cabina)
• Campsite (camping): Is there running water at the campsite?
• Cancel (cancelar): We have to cancel your appointment.
• Characterful (con carácter): This area is characterful.
• Check in (registrarse): We should leave now to check in at the airport.
• Check-in desk (mostrador de facturación)
• Chic (elegante): I find the chic areas…
• City centre (centro de la ciudad): This city centre has a lot of pollution.
• Coastline (línea costera): The road is very near to the coastline.
• Compact (compacto): The centre is very compact.
• Day trip (día de excursión): It was just a day trip.
• Delay (retrasarse): The ferry has been delayed.
• District (barrio): This district is much cheaper than the centre.
• Duty-free: Where you buy items at the airport.
• Elegant (elegante): I love the elegant old buildings.
• Five-star hotel (hotel de 5 estrellas)
• Get a lift (conseguir que alguien nos lleve): I got a lift from the station.
• Get a suntan (ponerse moreno)
• Get lost (perderse)
• Get off (bajarse): Get off outside!
• Get on (subir): Get on to the tree.
• Go for a meal (salir a comer): Do you want to go for a meal on Friday?
• Go on foot (ir andando)
• Go sightseeing (visitar lugares turísticos)
• Head to (dirigirse a): We headed to the pool.
• Historic (histórico): This historic area is…
• Hitchhike (hacer autostop)
• Impressive (impactante)
• Journey (viaje)
• Lively (animado)
• Look forward to (estar deseando): I’m looking forward to next year.