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Vocab tourism Flashcards

1
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to stay in a tent, usually in the countryside or the forest

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to go camping

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2
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travel or hike while carrying one’s belngings in a rucksack

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to go backpacking

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3
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to walk in a leisurely manner (2)

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to go for a walk / stroll

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4
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to decide not to go on a trip

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to cancel a trip

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5
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to reschedule a trip

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to postpone a trip

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6
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to retun home later than planned from a trip

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to extend a trip

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7
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to explore in a leisurely manner (eg in a city)

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to wander around

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8
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to relax (2, syn)

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to unwind / to chill

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9
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to absorb smth

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to soak up

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10
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to involve onself deeply in a certain activity

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to immerse

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11
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to try (syn)

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to sample

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12
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to go shopping

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to hit the shops

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13
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holiday in a place you can really relax

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to get away from it all

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14
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to rest and relax to feel better afterwards (expr)

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to recharge your batteries

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15
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with a better reputation than it actually deserves

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overrated

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16
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boring (syn)

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dull

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17
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appealing to / visited by tourists

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touristy

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18
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changed for the worst

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spoilt

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19
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noit spoiled

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unspoilt

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20
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full of life and energy

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lively

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21
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away from where people normally go

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off the beaten track

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22
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with too many people

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overcrowded

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23
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astonishing (syn)

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breathtaking

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24
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bisually attractive, charming

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picturesque

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25
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cheap, badly made and/or lacking in taste

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tacky

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26
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distant, situated far from the main centre of population

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remote

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27
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a place to stay

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accomodation

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28
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desirable or useful feature of facility of a building or place

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amenities

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29
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a counter where you can help yourself to food

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buffet

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30
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something that is free

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complimentary

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31
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a breakfast that is typical for europe

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contintal breakfast

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32
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breakfast that is typical for brittain

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english breakfast

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33
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double room

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room with one double bed for two peopl

34
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single room

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room with one bed for one person

35
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twin room

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room with two beds for two people

36
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something to bring you up and down a building

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lift (=elevator)

37
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entrance to a building with three/four doors that turn aorund an axis

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revolving door

38
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reception desk (syn)

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front desk

39
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fully booked

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no vancanies

40
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the people who keep the hotel clean

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the housekeeping

41
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keeping the hotel clean

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housekeeping (verb)

42
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place with cheap food and lodging for large groups of people (eg students)

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hostel

43
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small hotel, often found in the country

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inn

44
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cheap roadside hotel for motorists

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motel

45
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suitscases and other bags with one’s personal stuff

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luggage

46
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make available for use and supply

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to provide

47
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grote markt

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grand place

48
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reitjes

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canals of bruges

49
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flanders fields

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battlefields of flanders

50
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belfort

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belfrey

51
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gravensteen

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ghen’ts gravensteen and old town

52
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kathedraal vh heilig bloed

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basilica of the holy blood (bruges)

53
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manneken pis

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same duh

54
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semois vallei

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semois valley

55
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waterloo

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battle fo waterloo

56
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vlaamse primitieven

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flemish primitives

57
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frietjes

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french fries

58
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uninhabited, giving the impression of emptiness

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desolate area

59
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too long/slow/dull, tiresome, monotonous journey

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tedious journey

60
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with a wide view, sweeping

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panoramic view

61
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extremely comfortable, elegant place to stay for example

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luxurious accomodation

62
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customer service fails to meet client’s requirements

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poor service

63
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somwehre far away

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far-flung location/destination

64
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attractively unusual or old-fashioned village

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a quaint village

65
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situation in which smne recieves unfair or harsh treatment

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a raw deal

66
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faultless service, meeting the highest standards

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impeccable service

67
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traveller who is not on their guard for possible dangers

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unwary traveller

68
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??

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tropic like it’s hot

69
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local cultures and tradition (which might be holy / sacred) are turned into tourist attractions and their value is being used, capitalised

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cultural modification

70
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a group of people who share a common identity, eg geographic location, class, enthic background etc

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host community

71
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an imagined state/ societey in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically post-apocalyptic

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dystopian

72
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critisism on society, politics, economics etx but in a humrous way

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satire

73
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transformation into carefully controlled and safe entertainment / environment with similar qualitites

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disneyfication

74
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when eg tourism is doing very well

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booming (tourism)

75
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to use carelessly, to no purpose

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waste

76
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to accept a challenge (syn)

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to take up a challenge

77
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to be with more than …

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to outnumber

78
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when one’s main source of income is tourism

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to live off tourism

79
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locand and toruists feel the destination is too busy

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unbalanced tourism

80
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max amount of people who can visit the destination

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destination capacity

81
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tourism in which tourists stay with local people in rural areas abroad

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agrotourism

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