5. Travel

Our words

accommodation a place to live, work or stay in majoitus
caravan a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on holiday asuntovaunu
hostelry a pub or hotel kievari
fleabag a person who looks poor and does not take care of their appearance huolimaton henkilö
inn a pub, usually in the country and often one where people can stay the night majatalo
self-catering the action of going on a holiday or staying in accommodation with the equipment that is necessary to cook your own meals itsepalvelu
rest house a house or hut that you can pay to stay in like a hotel room, especially in wild country lepotalo
timeshare an arrangement in which several people own a holiday home together and each uses it at a different time of the year aikaero
youth hostel a building that provides cheap and simple accommodation and meals, especially to young people who are travelling retkeilymaja
brochure a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about something or advertising something esite
 
bucket shop a place or website that sells cheap plane tickets pieni epäluotettava firma
cancellation  a decision to stop something that has already been arranged from happening; a statement that something will not happen peruutus
courier a person or company whose job is to take packages or important papers somewhere kuriiri
high season the time of year when a hotel or tourist area receives most visitors sesonkiaika
hotspot a place where fighting is common, especially for political reasons -
tourist trap a place that attracts a lot of tourists and where food, drink, entertainment, etc. is more expensive than normal turistirysä
touristy attracting or designed to attract a lot of tourists turisti
adventure an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events seikkailu
agritourism holidays in which tourists visiting a country stay with local people who live in the countryside maatilamatkailu
amusement park a large park that has a lot of things that you can ride and play on and many different activities to enjoy huvipuisto
 
booze cruise  a short trip by ferry from the UK to France or Belgium in order to buy alcohol or cigarettes cheaply viinaristeily
caravanning the activity of spending a holiday in a caravan asuntovaunumatkailu
day tripper a person making a trip or visit for pleasure that is completed in one day päivämatkaaja
ecotourism organized holidays that are designed so that the tourists damage the environment as little as possible, especially when some of the money they pay is used to protect the local environment and animals ekomakailua
excursion a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people retki
fly-drive fly-drive holiday fly-ajo loma
safari a trip to see or hunt wild animals, especially in east or southern Africa safari
honeymoon a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married häämatka
break short stop tauko
trek to make a long or difficult journey, especially on foot vaeltaa