Travel and Tourism: Where to Go

Types of Accommodation

das Hotel - the hotel
die Pension - the bed and breakfast
die Jugendherberge - the youth hostel
der Campingplatz - the camp site

Types of Destinations

die Stadt - the city
das Dorf - the village
das Gebirge - the mountains
der Strand - the beach
das Land - the country

Key Vocabulary

der Ausflug - the excursion
die Sehenswürdigkeit - the sight
das Denkmal - the monument
die Kunstgalerie - the art gallery
das Museum - the museum
der Freizeitpark - the amusement park
der Zoo - the zoo

Specific Locations

der Marktplatz - the market place
der Bahnhof - the train station
der Flughafen - the airport
das Einkaufszentrum - the shopping centre
der Hafen - the port
der Park - the park
das Schwimmbad - the swimming pool
die Bushaltestelle - the bus stop

Remember to practice these words and phrases regularly, and aim to use them in a sentence to help commit them to memory. Not only will this improve your vocabulary skills, but will help you structure sentences more fluently whilst demonstrating a strong understanding of travel-related jargon.