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