English	definition	German
(to) backpack	to travel on holiday carrying your equipment and clothes in a backpack	mit dem Rucksack herumreisen
(to) book	to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance	buchen
(to) overbook	to sell more tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel than there are places available	überbuchen
(to) sightsee	to visit interesting buildings and places as a tourist	Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen
(to) trek	to spend time walking, especially in mountains and for pleasure and interest	wandern, trekken
abroad	in or to a foreign country	im/ins Ausland
accommodation	a place to live, work or stay in	Unterkunft
all-inclusive	including everyone or everything, such as a price that includes flights and a hotel	pauschal, alles inbegriffen
bank holiday	a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, etc.	Feiertag
bed and breakfast	a service that provides a room to sleep in and a meal the next morning in private houses and small hotels	Gästehaus, Zimmer mit Frühstück
budget	low in price	preiswert, preisgünstig
cancellation, cancelation	a decision to stop something that has already been arranged from happening; a statement that something will not happen	Stornierung, Kündigung
caravan, camper van	a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on holiday	Wohnwagen, Wohnanhänger
concierge	a person in a hotel whose job is to help guests by giving them information, arranging theatre tickets, etc.	Portier, Hausmeister/in
courier	a person or company whose job is to take packages or important papers somewhere	Reiseleiter/in
cruise	a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday	Kreuzfahrt
currency	the system of money that a country uses	Währung
destination	a place to which somebody/something is going or being sent	(Reise-)ziel
double room	a bedroom for two people (with a double bed)	Doppelzimmer (mit einem Doppelbett)
ecotourism	organized holidays that are designed so that the tourists damage the environment as little as possible, especially when some of the money they pay is used to protect the local environment and animals	Ökotourismus
excursion	a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people	Ausflug, Exkursion
foreign	in or from a country that is not your own	ausländisch, fremd
foyer	a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait	Foyer, Eingangshalle
full board, American plan	a type of accommodation in a hotel, etc. that includes all meals	Vollpension
getaway	a short holiday; a place that is suitable for a holiday	Flucht, Fluchtort
glamping	a type of camping, using tents and other kinds of accommodation, facilities, etc. that are more comfortable and expensive than those usually used for camping	Glamping, Luxus-Camping
high season	​the time of year when a hotel or tourist area receives most visitors	Hauptsaison, Hochbetrieb
honeymoon	a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married	Flitterwochen, Flitterwochenreise
hostel	a building that provides cheap accommodation and sometimes meals to students, workers or travellers	Herberge
hotspot	a place where there is a lot of activity or entertainment	Hotspot
housekeeping	the department in a hotel, a hospital, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms, etc.	Haushaltsführung
island-hopping	the activity of travelling from one island to another in an area that has lots of islands, especially as a tourist	Inselhopping
itinerary	a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit	Reiseplan, Reisebeschreibung
low season	the time of year when a hotel or tourist area receives fewest visitors	Nebensaison
luggage	bags, cases, etc. that contain somebody's clothes and things when they are travelling	(Reise-)gepäck
package tour, package holiday	a holiday that is organized by a company at a fixed price and that includes the cost of travel, hotels, etc.	Pauschalreise
passport	an official document that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country, and that you may have to show when you enter or leave a country	Pass
seafront, oceanfront	the part of a town facing the sea	an der Küste, am Meer
staycation	a holiday that you spend at or near your home	Heimurlaub
theme park	a large park where people go to enjoy themselves, for example by riding on large machines such as roller coasters, and where much of the entertainment is connected with one subject or idea	Freizeitpark
tourist trap	a place that attracts a lot of tourists and where food, drink, entertainment, etc. is more expensive than normal	Touristenfalle
touristy	attracting or designed to attract a lot of tourists	touristisch
travel agency	a company that arranges travel and/or accommodation for people going on a holiday or journey	Reiseagentur, Reisebüro
traveller's cheque, traveler's check	a cheque for a fixed amount, sold by a bank or travel agent, that can be exchanged for cash in foreign countries (more common in the past than now)	Reisescheck, Travellerscheck
twin bedroom	a room in a hotel, etc. that has two single beds	Doppelzimmer (mit zwei Einzelbetten)
upmarket, upscale	designed for or used by people who belong to a high social class or have a lot of money	hochwertig, Luxus-
vacancy	a room that is available in a hotel, etc.	leeres Zimmer
visa	a stamp or mark put in your passport by officials of a foreign country that gives you permission to enter, pass through or leave their country	Visum
wake-up call	a phone call that you arrange to be made to you at a particular time, for example in a hotel, in order to wake you up	Weckanruf
youth hostel	​a building that provides cheap and simple accommodation and meals, especially to young people who are travelling	Jugendherberge