The explanations should help clarify the meaning and use of vocabulary related to travel.
| Travel | The word 'travel' is used to talk about going from one place to another.
It can be a verb, a noun or an adjective :
- Verb : Paul travels a lot in his job.
- Noun : Travel nowadays is faster than before.
- Adjective : There is a travel agency beside the bank.
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| Trip | The word trip is used to talk about a short journey somewhere for a purpose, business or pleasure.
- For our wedding anniversary, we went on a trip to Venice.
- My boss is often away on business trips.
- During our holiday we took a boat trip to the islands.
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| Journey | A journey is the distance covered when travelling from one place to another.
'Journey' can refer to a long distance or a short regular one.
- The journey was long and tiring. It took us 5 hours to get there.
- Did you have a good journey? Yes, it was quite pleasant.
- How long is your journey to work? Just about 20 minutes.
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| Tour | A tour is a journey during which several places are visited, especially on a holiday.
'Tour' can be a noun or a verb.
- Noun : We went on a tour of Italy.
- Verb : We toured the north of India.
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| Voyage | A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space.
- Before the 20th century, long sea voyages were common.
- A spacecraft will take you on a voyage through space.
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