✈️Travel and tourism
A staple of Speaking Parts 1 and 2 and a recurring Task 2 theme, usually about the costs tourism imposes on the places that receive it. Candidates default to describing holidays; the higher-scoring move is to talk about effects on residents.
Useful vocabulary
mass tourismnoun
tourism involving very large numbers of people
Mass tourism has priced residents out of several historic centres.
off the beaten trackidiom
away from places tourists usually go
The valley is genuinely off the beaten track, which is why it is quiet.
peak seasonnoun
the busiest time of year
Prices roughly double in peak season.
infrastructurenoun
the basic facilities a place needs
The island’s infrastructure was never designed for this many visitors.
cultural heritagenoun
traditions and sites inherited from the past
Tourism funds cultural heritage and simultaneously erodes it.
overcrowdingnoun
too many people in one place
Overcrowding has forced some cities to cap visitor numbers.
a package holidaynoun
a trip with travel and hotel sold together
Package holidays remain cheaper than arranging everything separately.
seasonal worknoun
jobs available only part of the year
Many coastal towns depend entirely on seasonal work.
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