# Travel

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 85

## About

Getting from here to there: airports, passports, and words for the journey.

## Words by Level

### A1
- stop — A place where a bus or train regularly halts to let passengers on and off.; frequency rank 153
- hotel — A building where travellers pay to stay overnight and are given meals and other services.; frequency rank 780
- trip — A journey to a place, often for a short time and a particular purpose.; frequency rank 906
- travel — To go from one place to another, especially over a long distance.; frequency rank 1533
- ticket — A printed piece of paper that shows you have paid to travel or to enter a place.; frequency rank 1623
- airport — A place where aircraft take off and land, with runways and terminals for passengers.; frequency rank 1977
- map — A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.; frequency rank 2016
- vacation — A period of time away from work or school spent resting or travelling.; frequency rank 2167
- holiday — A period of time spent away from work or school for rest or travel.; frequency rank 2267

### A2
- stage — A raised platform where actors, singers, or speakers perform in front of an audience.; frequency rank 1208
- flight — A journey made by plane.; frequency rank 1306
- journey — An act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.; frequency rank 1820
- tour — A short journey to see a place, building, or area.; frequency rank 1929
- route — The way you take to get from one place to another.; frequency rank 2456
- abroad — in or to a foreign country; frequency rank 4164
- suitcase — A large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and other things when you travel.; frequency rank 4178
- cruise — A holiday spent travelling on a ship and stopping at different places.; frequency rank 4818
- chart — A drawing or diagram that shows information clearly, often with numbers or figures.; frequency rank 6476
- globe — The world; planet Earth.; frequency rank 6517
- tourist — A person who travels somewhere for pleasure or to see the sights.; frequency rank 6674
- tour guide

### B1
- connection — A relationship or link between things or events.; frequency rank 1885
- guide — A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.; frequency rank 2794
- transfer — To move something or someone from one place to another.; frequency rank 2796
- passport — An official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel.; frequency rank 3482
- hop — To jump a short distance, often on one foot.; frequency rank 3607
- crossing — A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river.; frequency rank 4229
- luggage — The bags and cases you carry your belongings in when travelling.; frequency rank 4487
- arrival — The act of reaching a place.; frequency rank 4520
- destination — The place where someone or something is going.; frequency rank 5044
- expedition — A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration.; frequency rank 6276
- departure — The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.; frequency rank 6914
- voyage — A long journey, especially by sea or in space.; frequency rank 6987
- terminal — Causing death; not curable and leading to death.; frequency rank 7067
- visa — An official stamp or document allowing you to enter, stay in, or leave a country.; frequency rank 7688
- souvenir — An object you keep or give to remember a place or event.; frequency rank 8279
- depart — To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.; frequency rank 9549
- tourism — The activity of travelling to places for pleasure.; frequency rank 15066
- check-in counter — The act of reporting your arrival at an airport or hotel, often at a special desk.; frequency rank 23639
- overland — travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air; frequency rank 34263
- travel agent

### B2
- circuit — A complete path that an electric current flows around.; frequency rank 5924
- roam — To wander or travel about freely with no fixed destination.; frequency rank 8840
- getaway — A short holiday or trip, often to relax.; frequency rank 9449
- caravan — A vehicle with beds and cooking equipment that is pulled by a car and used as a home on holiday.; frequency rank 9781
- trek — To make a long, slow, or difficult journey, especially on foot.; frequency rank 10107
- voyager — a person who makes a long journey, especially by sea or through unexplored regions; frequency rank 10777
- commute — The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school.; frequency rank 17696
- excursion — A short trip taken for pleasure, often by a group.; frequency rank 19638
- walkabout — A public walk by a famous person to meet ordinary people informally.; frequency rank 38948
- stopover — A short stay or break during a long journey, often to change planes.; frequency rank 39543

### C1
- rendezvous — an arranged meeting at a particular time and place; frequency rank 7685
- provisions — Supplies of food and other essentials, especially for a journey or hard times.; frequency rank 12154
- terminate — To end or stop something.; frequency rank 12687
- itinerary — A detailed plan or schedule of a journey, listing the places and times.; frequency rank 16303
- embark — To start something new and important, such as a project or journey.; frequency rank 17425
- exodus — The departure of a large number of people at the same time.; frequency rank 20061
- embarkation — the act or process of going aboard a ship or aircraft; frequency rank 62198
- rove — to wander or travel without a fixed destination

### C2
- rover — a person who wanders or travels without settling in one place; frequency rank 9089
- stowaway — a person who secretly hides aboard a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment; frequency rank 23684
- galleon — a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; frequency rank 42856
- valise — a small suitcase or traveling bag, especially one carried by hand; frequency rank 45803
- saddlebag — one of a pair of bags carried across or beside a saddle, or a similar bag fitted to a bicycle or motorcycle; frequency rank 48924
- shipman — Synonym of sailor; frequency rank 59539
- wayfarer — literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot; frequency rank 85619
- towpath — a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats; frequency rank 86472
- encamp — to set up or settle in a camp, usually for a limited time; frequency rank 119772
- carpetbag — a traveling bag made from carpet fabric, especially one used in the nineteenth century; frequency rank 134337
- sojourner — a person who stays temporarily in a place rather than settling there permanently; frequency rank 142648
- cicerone — a guide who conducts visitors around a place and explains its history, art, or antiquities; frequency rank 150915
- shipmaster — The master of a ship; a captain; a commander; frequency rank 216451
- peregrination — a long journey or period of wandering from place to place; frequency rank 388481

### C2+
- posthouse — historical: an inn or relay station where post horses were exchanged and riders or travelers could lodge; frequency rank 610103
- terminus — the end point of a route, line, or journey
- baggagemaster — a railway official in charge of passengers' luggage
- dispatch — to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose
- fifo — first in, first out: a method of ordering or processing items by arrival
- importation — the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad
- layover — a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey
- seafaring — engaged in or relating to travel by sea
- starship — a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
- tripper — a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist
- posta — historical, in Spanish America: a staging post or outpost on a travel or communication route, with a relay of horses and often a small staff or guard
- Gladstone bag — a stiff-sided travelling bag with a hinged frame that opens flat into two equal compartments