Accommodation, Sightseeing, and Travel Services
Accommodation Types
- Apartment: A set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building.
- Bed and Breakfast (Pension): A room to sleep in for the night and a morning meal, or a private house or small hotel offering this.
- Campsite: A place used for camping.
- Caravan: A vehicle equipped for living or traveling in, especially for holidays, usually designed to be towed.
- Chalet (Casa de Madera): A small wooden house with overhanging eaves found in mountain areas, especially in Switzerland, or a house built in a similar style.
- Country House (Casa de Campo): A large traditional house in the countryside, especially one that has belonged to the same family for many years or is typically the seat of a wealthy or aristocratic family.
- Cruise Ship: A large ship, like a hotel, that people travel on for pleasure.
- Farmhouse: The main house on a farm where the farmer lives.
- Guest House (Hostal): A small, cheap hotel or a private house offering accommodation to paying guests.
- Hostel (Albergue): A large house where people can stay cheaply.
- Hotel: A building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals.
- Lodge (Casa Rural): A small house in the country used especially by people on holiday or taking part in sports such as hunting and skiing.
- Log Cabin (Cabaña en el Bosque): A small house made of wood.
- Motel: A hotel by the side of a road, usually with spaces for cars next to each room.
- Motorhome: A large motor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while traveling. It contains cooking equipment, one or more beds, and sometimes a toilet.
- Mountain Refuge: Small hut used as shelter in the mountains.
- University Hall of Residence: A college building where students live.
- Villa (Chalet): A large house in the countryside or near the sea, in Southern Europe.
Sightseeing and Activities
- Sightseeing: Visiting the famous places in a city or town.
- Trade Fair: A large exhibition and meeting for advertising and selling a product.
- Study Tour: A trip to a country that includes visits, lectures, and classes.
- Trek: A long, hard walk in the mountains.
- Conference: A meeting for members of an organization or company to discuss subjects related to their work.
- Wedding: A ceremony where two people get married.
- Pilgrimage: Travel to an important religious place.
- Day Trip: A tour excursion that leaves in the morning and returns the same evening.
- Festival: A religious or artistic celebration that comes at the same time every year.
- Weekend Break: A trip, often to a city or countryside hotel, that includes Saturday and Sunday.
- Familiarization Trip: A visit organized by an airline or tourist resort where tour operators and journalists can get to know the facilities and services offered.
- Incentive Tour: A journey or holiday given to a worker or group of workers as a reward for good work.
Services and Facilities
Common hotel and accommodation services:
- Air Conditioning
- Babysitting
- Beauty Parlor
- Boutique
- Car Park
- Conference Facilities
- Safe Box
- Direct Dial Telephone
- Gymnasium
- Hairdryer
- Internet Connection
- Jacuzzi
- Laundry Service
- Minibar
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Pay TV
- Radio
- Restaurant
- Satellite TV
- Room Service
- Wake-up Call
- Sauna
- Sea View