Have you made any plans for your summer holidays? Have you decided to go on a trip or are you thinking of a long journey? To clear any misunderstandings, if you are going on a trip you will be travelling for a short period of time, whereas a journey implies a longer period and/or distance. The words holiday and vacation are synonyms. The difference is culture-based; the Americans go on vacation and the British go on holiday. And you’ve probably wondered what the difference between travel and travels is. The word travel simply means moving from one place to another, e.g. Air travel is becoming cheaper. The word travels means journeys to places that are far away, e.g. We met some very interesting people on our travels in China. Furthermore, the word travel is a part of many collocations such as travel documents, travel tickets, travel agency, travel arrangements, air travel, travel expenses, etc.
This summer I’m going on a cruise. (travelling by ship or boat to visit a number of places) I’ve never been on a voyage before. (a long journey aboard a ship) If you want to visit Hvar, you have to take a ferry. (a big boat that carries people and different means of transport across the sea) I was invited to go sailing last weekend. (to travel in a boat with sails) Foreign tourists frequently rent a speedboat to visit Croatian islands. (a fast small boat with a powerful engine)
The cost-cutting trend in many companies includes switching to budget airlines such as Ryanair, EasyJet or Wizzair. (less expensive airline companies) If you use budget airlines you can’t choose between business and economy class. (business class is more expensive and of a higher standard than the economy class) How much hand luggage can I have? (the luggage allowed to be taken on board) Most people prefer short-haul to long-haul flights. (short and long flights)
