abroad
/əˈbɹɔd/
adverb
in or to a foreign country
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1"This is my first trip abroad without my parents," says Paul.
2Some people take a year abroad.
3Look abroad.
4Two of those came from abroad.
5Most people fled abroad.
adventure
/ædˈvɛntʃɝ/, /ədˈvɛntʃɝ/
noun
an exciting or unusual experience, often involving risk or physical activity
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1However, this does mean that practically anyone with the thirst for adventure can visit every continent, ocean, or country.
2"Outer Banks" had adventure.
3Bring adventure into your life.
4- I like adventure.
5I love adventures.
camping
/ˈkæmpɪŋ/
noun
the activity of ‌living outdoors in a tent, camper, etc. on a vacation
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1I like camping.
2Going camping in the great outdoors?
3I love camping.
4- I love camping!
5- I love camping?
tourism
/ˈtʊˌɹɪzəm/
noun
‌the business of providing accommodation, services and entertainment for people who are visiting a place for pleasure
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1But tourism has its limitations.
2Tourism overtook agriculture as the driver of the local economy in the 20th century.
3Tourism is an integral factor in the new Chinese Silk Route.
4Tourism accounted for nearly a quarter of GDP.
5The answer is tourism.
suitcase
/ˈsutˌkeɪs/
noun
a case with a handle, used for carrying clothes, etc. when we are traveling
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1The suitcase contained 10 blank sheets with Chohan's signature.
2Pack up your suitcase.
3Your suitcase gets a tag with a unique ten-digit barcode.
4Packing a suitcase?
5- You lock up your suitcase.
souvenir
/ˌsuvəˈnɪɹ/
noun
something that we usually buy and bring back for other people from a place that we have visited on vacation
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1Souvenir hunters had also taken pieces of the coffin and some of his bones.
2The souvenir draws attention to both precise birthdays 36, 80, and the long stage of life in between, the middle years.
3For youth, souvenirs are recommended.
4I brought back way too many souvenirs!
5He collected souvenirs.
sightseeing
/ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/
noun
the activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location as a tourist
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1They went sightseeing But where did he take Ty?
2My mom took us sightseeing.
3Charter bus drivers take passengers on trips or sightseeing tours.
4Those windows aren't just there for sightseeing.
5He even took a call while sightseeing at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
accommodation
/əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
noun
a place where people live, stay, or work in
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1Higher ranked individuals, though, of course have more spacious accommodations.
2some living trees have made accommodations for them, too.
3Two of them are offering accommodations on the main exercise.
4What are the accommodations?
5We have public accommodations.
destination
/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/, /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
the place where someone or something is headed
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1Some systems, like ferries, will announce on the loudspeakers when you’ve reached your destination.
2Their destination was Komsomolsk-on-Amur over 3600 miles away.
3We have, however, reached out destination.
4Their destination is the settlement of Long Mera'an.
5The day before your interview, map out your destination.
safari
/səˈfɑɹi/
noun
a journey or expedition, typically for observing and photographing wild animals in their natural habitat, especially in African countries
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1Using significant energy in Safari.
2Safari created a strong password for this website.
3In Safari the window contains a webpage.
4Most Mac users use Safari.
5For instance Bookmarks make sense for Safari.
theme park
/θˈiːm pˈɑːɹk/
noun
a large park, with machines and games that are all related to a single concept, designed for public entertainment
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1It's now a theme park.
2Sleep is obviously not a theme park ride.
3So this place is called Gilroy Gardens, family theme park.
4It's a theme park!
5At a theme park, she makes up jingles for every ride.
voyage
/ˈvɔɪədʒ/, /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
noun
a long journey taken on a ship or spacecraft
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1Columbusfirst voyage consisted of three ships.
2For thousands of years, Polynesian navigators managed voyages like this without the help of modern navigational aids.
3So every voyage had its clear vision, its clear purpose.
4This voyage has taken nine years.
5The Avontuur’s voyage has covered over 18,000 nautical miles.
travel agency
/tɹˈævəl ˈeɪdʒənsi/
noun
an agency that makes arrangements for people who want to travel
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1And then just other places, like travel agencies that I've been to before.
2I was an operations manager for a luxury travel agency.
3Geobreeze actually started as a travel agency.
4Gyms and travel agencies are fickle, but almost everyone needs to eat.
5He books through a Chinese travel agency.
package tour
/pˈækɪdʒ tˈʊɹ/
noun
a vacation arranged by a travel agent or a company at a fixed price including the cost of transport, accommodations, etc.
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1With the relative ease of visiting these destinations via direct flights from destinations around Europe and especially the UK, package tour companies even sell day-trips to the Arctic.
front desk
/fɹˈʌnt dˈɛsk/
noun
the first place we go when we enter a hotel, where we can ask for information or get the key to our room
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1I had a scare at the front desk.
2I went over to the front desk at the gym.
3Check in at the front desk, okay.
4He shot the front desk cashier.
5Yeah, hi, is this the front desk?
all-inclusive
/ˈɔːlɪnklˈuːsɪv/
adjective
including everyone or everything, particularly for a single price
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1Demand for all-inclusive resorts rose to 14% in 2014 from 8% in 2011.
2All-inclusives offer more amenities than you'll actually use, and they bank on that.
3According to a 2018 study from the UK's Post Office, UK families spend an average of $980 on top of the price of their all-inclusive.
4All-inclusives are a great option for families, in particular, with kids.
5I would make the travel, like, all-inclusive.
suite
/ˈswit/
noun
a series of rooms, particularly in a hotel
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1Here's your suite for today's flight.
2Other companies should follow suite.
3If so, what CAD suite do you guys use?
4A suite costs around $18,000 for a round trip.
5This suite also features a steam shower, and two designer closets.
en suite
/ˈɛn swˈiːt/
noun
a bedroom, especially in a hotel, which is directly joined to a bathroom
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1All of the bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.
2So with four full bedrooms in the house, en suites, you've got these two offices.
3And this is our en suite.
4This is the en suite for this bedroom.
5And I'll show you the en suite.
vacationer
/veɪˈkeɪʃənɝ/
noun
someone who has gone on vacation
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1Eyes are closely watching the fate of Virgin Voyages, the cruise line aimed at upscale vacationers that Virgin Group had announced it was building with partner Bain Capital in December 2014.
2As the virus has spread, both vacationers and business travelers have curb ed their plans.
3To get those poor vacationers back home, the UK Civil Aviation Authority came up with a compensation program.
4Research shows that frequent vacationers are eight times less likely to die of a heart attack than those who rarely go on holiday.
5Find out which lines cater to which types of vacationers, what ports they visit, and any other aspects that interest you.
housekeeper
/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/
noun
a person whose job is to do the cleaning and cooking in a house or hotel
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1We listened to the laughing and talking in the hall, as the guests were welcomed by their host and his housekeeper.
2I'll be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper, your companion.
3There aren't any servants here except Joseph and the housekeeper.
4My mom found work as a housekeeper.
5My mom found work as a housekeeper.
cancelation
/kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of canceling a planned event or an order for something
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1Cancelation between opposite edges, and two edges that don't give you anything.
2Biden has not asked for a cancelation.
3On the campaign trail, President Biden talked about debt cancelation.
4According to The Hollywood Reporter, TLC exec Amy Winter said the cancelation was due to timing.
5The announcement of the show's cancelation came during a Facebook Live event with the show's creator, Marlene King, and the show's main cast members - Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse.
itinerary
/aɪˈtɪnɝˌɛɹi/
noun
a plan of the route and the places that one will visit on a journey
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1Of absolute necessity for any touring musician is the itinerary.
2We found the President's itinerary in your desk.
3So you've got your itinerary.
4The book of Numbers recounts the itinerary of the Israelites throughout the 40 years of their wanderings and encampments around the sacred tabernacle.
5Cruise ships can also change their itineraries.
motel
/moʊˈtɛɫ/
noun
a hotel near the road suitable for people who are on a road trip, usually with rooms arranged in a row and parking places outside
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1Is there a motel?
2More people are coming from the motel.
3- It's a motel.
4Motels are a little bit cheaper.
5We've got underground motels.
booking
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
noun
the arrangement made in advance to reserve a hotel room, ticket, etc.
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1The sneakiness starts with booking.
2The restaurants don't have bookings.
3Get your bookings in time.
4And booking does have earnings.
5Stay away from booking?
checkout
/ˈtʃɛˌkaʊt/
noun
the time when a guest should leave a hotel room, pay the bills, and return the key
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1Also checkout the headphone jack.
2Then checkout the Heng Long XLusive series Tiger 1!
3Checkout this contemporary courtyard house in Singapore.
4Offer guests checkout
5Checkout your photos.
excursion
/ɪkˈskɝʒən/
noun
a short trip taken for pleasure, particularly one arranged for a group of people
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1Likewise, Homo erectus began its excursions out of Africa hundreds of thousands of years before the first definitive evidence of widespread fire use.
2Excursions to the greatest salons imperial Vienna had to offer.
3All right, your lazy Massdrop excursion was actually a success.
4Their excursion in the supply closet is clearly more than just a meaningless fling.
5So just a brief excursion through what we're going to be doing.
to cruise
/ˈkɹuz/
verb
to go on vacation by a ship or boat
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1Cruise your mini Micro Machines vehicles, planes and boats to the police station, the marina, the mini motorcycle repair shop, the gas station, the construction office.
2The number one spot of what you should not buy or book very far in advance in 2021, cruises.
3Thieves cruise neighborhoods at night in search of unlocked cars.
4So a big new thing for this month is cruising.
5I just cruise the bars with the other aid.
resort
/ɹiˈsɔɹt/, /ɹiˈzɔɹt/, /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
noun
an establishment that provides vacationers with lodging, food, entertainment, etc.
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1In 2015, the company owned 11 resorts.
2Where the owners built a resort sized private waterpark.
3And also, some resorts do second strollers.
4Normally, resorts are really good for this.
5Resort, what do they call it?
hostel
/ˈhɑstəɫ/
noun
a place or building that provides cheap food and accommodations for visitors
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1Life for mostof these workers is confined to the factory floor and adormitory in a migrant's hostel.
2And they found a hostel.
3- This is a Hostel Saw.
4Consider youth hostels, especially in the more expensive cities around the world.
5It reminds me of Hostel.
to unpack
/ənˈpæk/
verb
to open a suitcase, box, etc. and remove the objects inside
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1I'm still unpacking internalised ableism.
2He's unpacking that drone right now.
3He unpacks a ton of insight and a lot of wisdom.
4We have to unpack more effectively the constraint of context.
5Just unpacking everything.
currency
/ˈkɝənsi/
noun
the type or system of money that is used by a country
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1Merchants from all over the continent met to trade their goods, but there was one problem: too many currencies in circulation.
2Bitcoins and unusual hats are changing currency.
3First, we had currency.
4First we had currency.
5Now, what is currency?

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