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