Travel English word of the day
One travel English word a day for airports, hotels, trains and trips: the words you hear and need to say. 8 words so far; a new travel word comes about once a week.
A short stay in a place between two parts of a long trip, often for a night or a few days.
We had a two-day stopover in Dubai.
Many airlines offer a free stopover in Reykjavik.
The words in the quiz
Travel words quiz
10 questions on the 8 newest words
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Question 1 of 10Meaning
What does stopover mean?
On a long journey you sometimes stop in a city on the way and stay there for a night or two before you continue. That stop is a stopover.
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Question 2 of 10Situation
You fly from Istanbul to Tokyo, with a short stop in Doha on the way. For this trip, Tokyo is your…
Tokyo is the place where the journey ends, so it is your destination. Doha is only a stop on the way, and Istanbul is the place of your departure.
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Question 3 of 10Gap
Airlines know that some passengers never turn up, so they sell extra tickets and many flights are ___.
Selling more tickets than there are seats is what makes a flight overbooked. Extra tickets do not make a plane late or keep it on the ground.
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Question 4 of 10Similar word
Which word is closest in meaning to timetable?
Schedule is the American word for a timetable, a list of the times when buses, trains or planes leave and arrive.
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Question 5 of 10Correct use
Which sentence uses accommodation correctly?
In British English accommodation is uncountable, so it takes no a or an and needs a singular verb. It is a noun, so it cannot be the verb of a sentence.
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Question 6 of 10Meaning
What does linger mean?
If you linger, you do not hurry away. You stay a little longer than you need to, usually because you are enjoying the place or the moment.
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Question 7 of 10Situation
On the last day of your trip to Kyoto, you buy a small paper fan for yourself so that you will always remember the city. It is a…
You bought the fan to help you remember Kyoto, so it is a souvenir. A landmark is a famous building, and a refund and a fare are amounts of money.
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Question 8 of 10Gap
Passengers must be at the gate at least thirty minutes before ___.
You have to be at the gate before the plane leaves, and the time a plane leaves is its departure.
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Question 9 of 10Correct use
Which sentence uses stopover correctly?
Stopover is a noun, and you have or make a stopover in a place. The verb is stop over, and a longer way round a closed road is a detour.
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Question 10 of 10Meaning
What does destination mean?
Your destination is where you are going: the place you want to reach when your trip is over, for example a city or a hotel.
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All travel English words so far
8 words, newest first. Each page has usage notes, common mistakes, its word family and five questions.
- stopoverC1A short stay in a place between two parts of a long trip, often for a night or a few days.
- destinationB2The place where a person or thing is going, especially at the end of a journey.
- overbookedC1Having more people with reservations than there are seats or rooms available.
- timetableB2A list that shows the times when buses, trains or planes leave and arrive.
- accommodationB2A place to stay while you travel, such as a hotel, a hostel or an apartment.
- lingerC1To stay somewhere longer than necessary, because you enjoy it or do not want to leave.
- souvenirB2Something you buy or keep to remember a place or a trip.
- departureB1The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
Travel English vocabulary, one word a day
Travel words are a mix of everyday and very specific: boarding pass, layover, itinerary, refund, hostel, detour. These are the ones you need at the airport, at a hotel desk and on the road, with the mistakes learners make with them.
British and American words differ a lot here (queue and line, pavement and sidewalk, timetable and schedule), so each page says which one you will hear.
Questions about travel English words
What is the latest travel English word of the day?
The latest word is stopover: A short stay in a place between two parts of a long trip, often for a night or a few days. A new word joins this topic about once a week, and this page lists all of them.
How many travel English words are there?
There are 8 words so far, and a new one is added about once a week, when it is this topic’s turn for the word of the day. Each word has its own page with usage notes, common mistakes, its word family and five questions to test yourself.
How does the travel words quiz work?
It asks ten questions about the latest travel words: meanings, situations, gaps in sentences, similar words and correct use. A wrong answer can be tried again, and your score counts first tries.
What level are these words?
Most are B1 to C1 on the CEFR scale: past the basics, but not yet used with confidence by most learners. Each word shows its level.