TRAVEL, TRIP OR JOURNEY?

Watch the following video to learn about the difference between travel, trip and journey:

 

Trip (n.)

The act of going to another place (often for a short period of time) and returning.

• We took a five-day trip to the Amazon.
• You’re back from vacation! How was your trip?
• I went on business trips to Switzerland and Germany last month.

Use the verbs “take” and “go on” with trip.

• A round-trip ticket is a ticket for going and coming back.
• A one-way ticket is only for going.

Travel (v.)

Going to another place (in general).

• I really like to travel.
• He travels frequently for work.
• My sister is currently travelling through South America.

Travel (n.) can be used to describe the act of traveling in general:

• Travel in that region of the country is dangerous.
• World travel gives you a new perspective.

Incorrect uses of travel:

• How was your travel?
  How was your trip?
• I’m planning a travel to the U.S. next year.
  I’m planning to travel to the U.S. next year.
  I’m planning a trip to the U.S. next year.

Journey (n.)

One piece of travel (going from one place to another) – usually a long distance.

• The journey takes 3 hours by plane or 28 hours by bus.
• He made the 200-mile journey by bike.
• “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step” – Lao-tze, Tao Te Ching