Travel Words: Trip, Journey, Cruise, Tour, Voyage…

Travel Words: Trip, Journey, Cruise, Tour, Voyage…

Hi English learners! Do you like travelling? In today’s lesson, we will discuss various travel words: trip, journey, cruise, voyage, tour, city break, outing, holiday, and excursion.

Trip

A trip is a short journey where you go to a place and come back. You can go on a business trip or trip for pleasure. We say that we go on a trip or take a trip.

• Mira went on a trip to Scotland last week. She had a great time.
• I’d like to go on a shopping trip to Istanbul. 
• Employees in our company typically make around 10 business trips per year.

Journey

In most cases, when we say journey, we mean a trip between two distant places. It can be by plane, by train, etc.

• The journey from my flat in Poland to the beach hotel in Spain takes 4 hours, door-to-door.
• Last year, we went on a long journey to China. It was long and tiring, but it was worth it.
• We broke our journey in Frankfurt and flew to London the next day.

Cruise

A cruise is a journey by sea. It is connected to tourism because we usually go on a cruise on a large ship which stops at the coastal places for sightseeing. 

• We went on a cruise along the Mediterranean coast last summer. It was marvellous!
• I’d love to go on a cruise around the world, but it’s very expensive. 

Voyage

A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea, or even to space.

• After a two-year voyage by the Indian Ocean, Marco Polo landed in India.
• Isn’t it sad that the Titanic sank on its first voyage? (you can also say maiden voyage)
• NASA scientists are preparing to go on a voyage to Mars soon.

Tour

A trip during which you visit a town, a city or an area to look around it.

• We went on a guided tour of Athens and we saw so many interesting places there.
• Sara won a 3-day tour of France. 
• When we were in the USA last year, we went on a cycling tour of the Grand Canyon.

City break

 If you go on a city break, you visit a big city for a few days for sightseeing or shopping.

• Celia and I are going on a city break to Barcelona for the weekend. I can’t wait.
• City breaks are becoming increasingly popular among tourists.
• If you’re stuck in your relationship, a romantic city break to Venice could be a game-changer.

Outing

An outing is a short, usually daily trip.

• The children are going on an outing to the Zoo on Sunday.
• We went on a family outing to Bath. We had a great time!
• It is going to be hot tomorrow, so we’ll probably go on an outing to the beach.

Holiday

You probably know what a holiday is. It is a time we spend resting from school or work; it can be shorter or longer. 

• We like to book our summer holiday in February because it’s cheaper then.
• Employees in that company have 25 days of paid holiday a year.
• I’m looking forward Christmas holidays.

Excursion

An excursion is an organised trip for a group of people who are travelling for pleasure.

• Our class is going on an excursion to Bournemouth next month. I can’t wait.
• Included in your holiday is an excursion to the mountain.
• We’ll go cycling for an excursion and then stay at a campsite.

Remember to always use the prepositional phrase go on (not go to) with the travel words:

go on a trip, go on a journey, go on a tour, go on a cruise, go on a holiday, etc.

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