Travelling

People usually travel on business, for pleasure, for relaxation or even for
education or for their health. People are interested _________ exotic places
and different cultures, __________ they travel abroad whenever they can if
they can afford it. If you are young, travel is a good opportunity
_____________ learn about the world. People in their thirties, forties and
fifties often travel on business, and on vacation, too. After retiring, people like
travelling because they don’t have a job to worry _______________. In
Hungary pensions are very low, so Hungarian pensioners don’t travel a lot.

People can travel on business to have negotiations and make business.

If you want to travel abroad, you need personal documents, like an _________
card, or a passport. If you travel to certain countries, you have to apply for
___________ and you may also need certificates of vaccination. If you travel
in the EU, an ID is enough to identify _____________________.

If you go abroad, you need to arrange travel and accommodation. You can book
everything online, or you can go to a travel agency where an agent will do it
_________ you. Most people prefer some kind of package holidays at a
popular holiday resort, which means that everything is arranged for you, you
don’t have to bother with organising anything. The price you pay
_____________________ transport, food and accommodation and all the
programmes and the travel guide as well.
I prefer individual travel to group travel. If you ______________ on a
package tour, you have to be adaptable, you have no time to look at everything
you are interested in and the worst thing is when you have a bad guide. He can
spoil all your holiday. During and individual tour I can be my ___________
master, depend on nobody and can always do __________ I like.

Some people like so called city breaks when they __________________

famous sights of cities, capitals. They usually stay in cheaper hotels and they
discover the sights of the city ______________ 2-3 days. They walk long
distances to get to know towns, visit museums, exhibitions and galleries, and even
do some sports, like cycling.

Knowledge of some kind of foreign language – usually English - is very important

and it facilitates our situation everywhere, for example, at travelling, in
restaurants, at shopping and so on.
Tourists can stay at hotels, motels, guest houses, youth hostels and in campsites.

Hotels are classified according to the ____________ they offer. Hotels are
usually expensive but convenient, breakfast and or dinner is usually
_________________ in the price. Hotels usually offer special wellness
weekends for relaxation with spas.
Guest houses are popular as well, as they are cheaper, because they do not
offer food. You have to cook for yourself or ______________ the
specialities of local restaurants.
If you like sleeping in a tent in the open air then camping is the most ideal way
of __________________ your holiday. Nowadays most camping sites offer
facilities like flush toilets, drinking water, cooking areas, guarded parking places,
electricity, bungalows, restaurants, bathing and fishing facilities and sports
grounds. Furthermore, you are _____________ to the nature all the time.
You can enjoy absolute freedom if you _______________ mind the bugs and
the mosquitos.
Tourism:

● can be a key source of income and employment in many parts of the

world. ( Greece )
● it generates a lot of money
● it brings seasonal (insecure ) employment
● tourist often don’t respect local values and they often lack respect for
local traditions and culture
● it’t one of the major reasons of environmental pollution
● building hotels for tourists changes the environment

Green tourism:

■ climate change and environmental problems have become one of the

most important challenges nowadays.
■ Green tourism is about nature and the environment where tourists
can admire unique landscapes.
■ Green tourism is also about responsible tourist behaviour, about
respect local communities and cultural heritage.
■ It encourages minimalizing waste and pollution generated by services
and tourists. ( towels, 5-star-hotels ).
■ Green tourism is last but not least affordable.