The word travel means 'travelling in general'

The wordtravelmeans 'travelling in general'. It is usually uncountable.

My chief interest is travel.

The plural formtravelsis sometimes used to talk about a long tour in which several places are visited.

I have met several interesting people on mytravels. Have you read R L Stevenson's 'Travels with a Donkey'?

Journeyis countable. In British English it means one piece of travelling.

We wish youa happy journey. (NOT We wish you a happy travel.)

We use the wordtripto talk about a return journey. It also refers to the activity which is the reason for the journey.

He has gone ona business trip. (= He has gone on a journey and he is going to do some business.)

Compare:

'How was yourjourney?' 'Awful. The train broke down.' (Here we are referring to the process or travelling.)

''How was your businesstrip?' 'Successful.' (Here we are referring to the purpose of travelling.)

Note that we do not normally use the wordtripfor expeditions which are very hard.

The wordvoyagerefers to a long sea journey.

Estas palabras suelen causar un poco de confusin en los hispanoparlantes debido a que en castellano, prcticamente TODAS se pueden sustituir porviaje.

Observamos las diferencias entre cada una:

Travel- literalmente se traduce a viajar/viaje, sin embargo en almayorade los casos se usa comoVERBO.

He is a pilot so he travels a lot.l es piloto con lo cual viaja mucho.***A veces tambin se puede utilizar comoINCONTABLE:Business travel is not as exciting as adventure travel.Los viajes de negocio no son tan divertidos como los viajes de aventura.***Observamos en este caso que esINCONTABLEen ingls, peroCONTABLEen castellano.

Trip- es ms informal y tambin se puede usar con ms flexibilidad.

We had a wonderful trip to ThailandHicimos un viaje maravilloso a Tailandia.We had a wonderfultravel

Journey-se refiere a untrayectode un viaje.We had a great holiday but the journey home was a little long.Tuvimos unas fantsticas vacaciones pero la vuelta (el trayecto) a casa fue un poco larga.The travel home

Voyage- Normalmente se refiere a un viaje de larga duracin en el mar, o en el caso de ficcin, a travs del espacio.Columbus started his voyage towards the New Continent.Coln empez su viaje / expedicin hacia el Nuevo Continente.The Enterprise (Star Trek) set off on its voyage to the distant galaxy.La Nave Enterprise (Star Trek) parti en su viaje a la galaxiadistante.How long is your _____ to work?trip:-)

How do you like to ____ ? By car, by train, by plane, on the underground or on foot?travel:-)

Which airline do you usually ____ with?travel:-)

What's the least successful business ____ you've ever had?trip:-)

After a long and difficult ____ across the sea, Columbus discovered America in 1692voyage:-)

Do you make your ____ arrangements via a travel agency or on the Internet?travel:-)

Our sightseeing ____ around Rome was very informativetrip:-)

What's the longest train ____ you've ever had?journey:-)

Do you like reading books by ____ writers?travel:-)

Their ____ to the North Pole was a great successexpedition:-)

She is away on a business _____trip:-)

My ____ to work takes an hourjourney:-)

I've got to pick up the tickets from the ____ agenttravel:-)

I'm going to ____ by planetravel:-)

We went on a day ____ to see Stonehengetrip:-)

The ____ by road is very slowjourney:-)

Which is the American spelling?travelled:-)

Which is the British spelling?travelled:-)

I'm going to take a year out to ____ round the worldtravel:-)

The high speed train will cut the ____ time by an hourjourney:-)

Have you read 'The ____ of Marco Polo'?travels:-)

Hi,

I want to know the differences between the following words.Sometimes you can use more than one of these words, with little difference in meaning. However, here are some brief general comments.tripGoing from one place to another. Can be used for short and unimportant matters. Sometimes used where the process of going is more important than the destination.journeyGoing from one place to another. Usually not used for short and unimportant matters.tourGoing to several places of interest, to look at them.voyageOn a ship, going from A to B.cruiseOn a ship, going to severalplaces, for pleasure, not for business.travelAs a noun, a very general term for the process of going from A to B.Now, why don't you try to answer your questions about the sentences, and we can give you feedback. OK?Best wishes, CliveHello,I want to know the differences between the following words. Actually I can't recognise which of them is more appropriate for the certain gap.

trip - journey - tour - voyage - cruise - travel

(a) For general advice about _____ ,go to a travel agent.(b)One day I would like to do the _____ by train and ship across Russia to Japan.(c)We're going on a _____ of Europe, visiting 11 countries in five weeks.(d)We went on a three-week _____ round the Mediterranean. The ship called Venice, Athens and Istanbul.(e)He once went by ship to Australia. The _____ took 3 weeks.(f)I'm going on a business ______ to Paris next weekend.(g)The ______ from Heathrow airport to the centre of London takes about 45 min by underground.(h)On our first day in New York we went on a three-hour ______ of the city by bus, which showed us the main sights.(i)During our stay in Paris we went on a day ______ to Disneyland.How long is your _____ to work?trip:-)

How do you like to ____ ? By car, by train, by plane, on the underground or on foot?travel:-)

Which airline do you usually ____ with?travel:-)

What's the least successful business ____ you've ever had?trip:-)

After a long and difficult ____ across the sea, Columbus discovered America in 1692.voyage:-)

Do you make your ____ arrangements via a travel agency or on the Internet?travel:-)

Our sightseeing ____ around Rome was very informative.trip:-)

What's the longest train ____ you've ever had?journey:-)

Do you like reading books by ____ writers?travel:-)

Their ____ to the North Pole was a great success.expedition:-)

Self-study activity:Complete the gaps with travel, journey, trip, or voyage.

1. Our parents wished us a safe as we drove away.2. My parents are planning their first abroad.3. The whole family went on a () to Florida.4. The ship sank on its first ().5. Before a holiday its convenient to make all () arrangements.

Key:1. journey 2. trip 3. trip 4. voyage 5. travel

Questions:

1. News _____________________________ fast round here, Jane is already aware !2. We went on a cruise last year, the _____________________________ took 6 weeks to South Africa.3. How will you _____________________________ to London? By train, I think, it\'s cheaper.4. Sorry, I won\'t be there next week : I\'ll be off on another business _____________________________ !5. London is only a very short _____________________________ from Wimbledon.6. My _____________________________ to Kelly\'s school takes about 30 minutes by car.7. He\'s a great sailor : we followed his _____________________________ alone in a boat across the Pacific on the Internet.8. This year, Kate will go to the British Museum for her class _____________________________ .9. It won\'t be very long : the _____________________________ only takes two hours and we\'ll be back before dark.10. It was quite a long _____________________________ to the Shetlands Islands : It took us two days to go there !10. News _____________________________ fast round here, Jane is already aware !1. We went on a cruise last year, the _____________________________ took 6 weeks to South Africa.2. How will you _____________________________ to London? By train, I think, it's cheaper.3. Sorry, I won't be there next week : I'll be off on another business _____________________________ !4. London is only a very short _____________________________ from Winbledon.5. My _____________________________ to Kelly's school takes about 30 minutes by car.6. He's a great sailor : we followed his _____________________________ alone in a boat accross the Pacific on the Internet.7. This year, Kate will go to the British Museum for her class _____________________________ .8. It won't be very long : the _____________________________ only takes two hours and we'll be back before dark.9. It was quite a long _____________________________ to the Shetlands Islands : It took us two days to go there !RESULTS

1. NewsTRAVELfast round here, Jane is already aware !2. We went on a cruise last year, theVOYAGEtook 6 weeks to South Africa.3. How will youTRAVELto London? By train, I think, it's cheaper.4. Sorry, I won't be there next week : I'll be off on another businessTRIP!5. London is only a very shortJOURNEYfrom Winbledon.6. MyJOURNEYto Kelly's school takes about 30 minutes by car.7. He's a great sailor : we followed hisVOYAGEalone in a boat accross the Pacific on the Internet.8. This year, Kate will go to the British Museum for her classTRIP.9. It won't be very long : theTRIPonly takes two hours and we'll be back before dark.10. It was quite a longJOURNEYto the Shetlands Islands : It took us two days to go there !