Travel, tourism & stereotypes 12. sav
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- reprimand
- to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong
- cruise
- boat trip made for pleasure
- have a ball
- have a good time
- bear in mind
- remember
- light-hearted
- not intended to be serious, cheerful
- throw in
- say, mention
- quest
- a long search for something that is difficult to find
- globetrotter
- someone who spends a lot of their time travelling to many different countries
- look down on
- not show respect
- catch on
- become popular
- be short of
- not have enough of something
- take off
- remove
- resort
- place where a lot of people go on holiday
- wind up
- to bring an activity to an end
- fare
- food, especially food served in a restaurant or eaten on a special occasion
- stingy
- mean
- grab a bite to eat
- stop for a quick meal when you're in a hurry
- condemn
- strongly disapprove
- have a go
- try
- file a complaint
- send an official statement in which you complain about something
- out of the ordinary
- unusual, strange
- temperament
- the emotional part of someone's character, especially how likely they are to be happy, angry, etc.
- tour operator
- a company which arranges other people's holidays
- nature reserves
- areas of land where the animals and plants are protected by law
- hemisphere
- a half of the earth, especially one of the halves above and below the Equator
- opt for
- to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another
- pristine
- not spoiled or damaged in any way
- sympathiser
- someone who supports the aims of an organization or political party
- catch a movie
- see a film
- at a low cost
- without spending much
- promote
- help something to develop or increase
- odyssey
- a long journey with a lot of adventures or difficulties
- it's no wonder
- it's not surprising
- crave
- to have an extremely strong desire for something
- decadent
- having low moral standards and being more concerned with pleasure than serious matters
- backfire
- have the opposite effect to the one you intended
- cram
- to force something into a small space
- sun-and-sea tourism
- a holiday spent sunbathing at the seaside
- do the trick
- work to one's advantage
- off-the-beaten-track holiday
- holiday in a place where people don't often go
- kick off
- an event starts
- epic
- characterising an event that continues for a long time and involves brave or exciting actions; impressive
- pull up
- bring closer
- be in for
- be about to experience something unpleasant
- pejoratively
- way of showing disapproval or to insult someone
- encounter
- to experience something or to meet someone without planning to
- tour guide
- a person whose job is to show tourists around towns, museums, etc.
- tribute
- something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone or something
- domestic tourism
- visiting places for pleasure inside one's own country