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Travel vocabulary
General Vocabulary
Long-haul flight
A bumpy flight
A red-eye
Shuttle bus
Tourist trap
Baggage / luggage
Luggage (empty bags and suitcases – more US usage) -
luggage label, hand luggage, left luggage office, luggage rack
Baggage (suitcases and bags with their contents) (baggage check, baggage reclaim,
checked baggage, emotional baggage, carry-on baggage, excess baggage)
To travel light
Suitcase (on wheels) / Briefcase
Compartments (inside bags)
Packing cubes
Rucksack (used for camping, hiking compartments and belt around the waist) /
backpack (could be a simple bag a child uses for school – any bag that goes on
your back)
Holdall
Duffel bag (named after the town where their thick cloth was originally made.
The town of Duffel is in Belgium, near Antwerp, and its production of the bag's
coarse, woollen cloth dates back to the mid-17th century)
Bum bag / fanny pack (US)
To pack / unpack / packable
Conveyer belt / carousel
Phrasal verbs
Take off
Set off
Stop off (on the way somewhere)
See (someone) off
Drop (someone) off – pick (someone) up
Check in
Held up
Questions
Is travel overrated?
Do you prefer active or relaxing holidays? Why?
Is it better to visit many different places or spend a lot of time in one place?
Should we be travelling less in order to reduce our carbon footprint?
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