Whether traveling with someone or alone, you must know some travel slang to communicate with random people effectively. If you are moving towards such a place where there is not a language barrier between you and others then you can easily connect with them.
So if you are planning to take a break from your hectic life and want to hit the road, then learn about some travel slang words that are popular. In this blog, we’ll discuss two types of slang that are referred to as travel slang.
Marketers Travel slang:
Traveling agencies mostly use this type of slang words like vacation, friendcation, gramping, etc for their marketing. They use such words to get the attention of people and to spread leisures of travel among people.
Normal Travel slangs:
These slang words refer to phrases that most people use to tell someone that they are on vacation. Also, people use these words instead of saying ‘to travel’. Those slang words are globetrotters, hit the road, gallivant, etc.
So take a look at both marketers and normal slang, and dive into more details:
Marketers’ travel slang:
Baecation:
These slang words were mostly used by those hotels and in traveling advertisements of marketing agencies that are offering trips to girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also see the word baecation on the romantic gateways of clubs or the land of love. This slang word was used as a marketing bonus by advertising agencies.
Eduvacation:
Eduvacation was mainly referred for school or college trips or something like that. People who travel to get knowledge while also getting the vibe of a wonderful journey, lie in this category.
Schools and colleges use the slang term eduvaction when they are going to aware students of the trip, they are planning.
Familymoon:
As you get an idea from the term, this slang term reflects something about the husband wife, and their children. Yes, the slang term familymoon refers to a newly married couple’s trip. It’s also used for a full family like a couple and their real as well as stepchildren trip. Some travel agencies offer a full package for familymoon in the last quarter of the year because that is the peak time of travel. They use familymoon slang words in their travel advertisement
Friendcation:
Marketing agencies use slang like this to feature those spots that are offering activities for friends. Because friendcation was mainly used for the trip of two or more friends or groups.
These slang words are marketing travel slang, and they are mostly used by advertisers to get business.
Travel slang instead of ‘to travel’:
English is a broad language and has tons of words with similar meanings. People travel to get relief from stress and want enjoyment. Let’s check those shorthand words that are used by people commonly instead of saying ‘to travel’.
Hit the road:
It is a very well-known and popular slang word used by people when they are going to plan travel or enjoy vacation. Let’s see how people use it during the chat:
Robert: “I’m looking to plan the trip to New York in December”.
Henry: “That’s a good decision because that is the best time to hit the road”.
Globetrotter:
Some people don’t need a solid reason to travel. Especially when they are discovering new places for sightseeing and enjoyment. The term globetrotters is used for those people who travel to multiple countries around the world. So if someone refers to you as a globetrotter while traveling then it’s an honor for you and you have to be proud that you traveled to many countries.
R&R:
Caring friends always suggest taking some rest and relaxation after a tough routine. That’s why they probably say, “Get a little R&R”. Because they are taking R&R in the context of rest and relaxation, not rock n roll.
Gallivant:
This word refers to those types of traveling that someone does for pleasure. Using the word gallivant for family trips or something with special friends is also suitable. Because these trips have some unforgettable memories that we do not want to forget. So using Galivant instead of traveling will show your artistic approach.
Final Words:
These are just some words used by different marketing agencies and the normal community for travel. While traveling, you must have an idea about some commonly used slang words like, btw( by the way ), tbh( to be honest ), lol( lots of love ), goat( greatest of all time ), yolo( you only live once ), etc. These words are popular and used during general conversations.
FAQs:
Slang words like btw, tbh, lol, goat, yolo, dude, bro, chill, cool, awesome, sweet, hang out, catch up, what’s up, etc. There are also tons of slang words that change and vary from region to region.
This will depend upon the weather and security conditions of the country where you want to travel. But travel agencies have all booked reservations in the last quarter of the year. So we can say that it’s a peak time to travel.
