ABTA
the Association of British Travel Agents: the organization that most British travel agents belong to
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the Association of British Travel Agents: the organization that most British travel agents belong to
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the activity of spending your holiday visiting another country and staying in places in the countryside, for example farms
a group of British holiday camps (=groups of buildings containing restaurants, swimming pools, bars, places to sleep etc where people can spend their holiday). People think of Butlins as offering simple, traditional British holidays that are not expensive and include a lot of free entertainment for visitors.
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the business of creating and selling holidays that give people the chance to learn about a natural environment, and cause as little damage to the environment as possible
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someone whose job is to look after a group of people who are visiting a place and give them information about it
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a building where tourists and other visitors get information about a place and its people, including information about the natural features of the area
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a part of the year when many tourists visit a place and travel costs are therefore higher
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a place where a lot of people go on holiday, usually one with a lot of hotels, bars, and restaurants
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a village of small houses built for people to stay in while on holiday, usually near the sea, a river, or a lake
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the time of year when a place or business is least busy, for example because there are not many tourists. The busiest period of the year is high season.
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a place that a lot of people visit, because it is famous for something that they want to see or do
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a small book that contains useful words and phrases in a particular foreign language, used especially by tourists
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someone whose job it is to show tourists around a place and explain its history, architecture etc
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an official organization in a country or area that encourages tourists to visit that country or area
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someone whose job is to help people plan holidays and make travel arrangements. The place they work in is also called a travel agent or travel agent’s.
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an official notice in which a government warns its citizens not to travel to a particular country or region because it is dangerous
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a building that gives information and services to visitors to a place such as a city, historical building, or nature reserve
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