check-in desk: the place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage.
far-off destination: a distant place.
|e.g: Australia is a far-off destination, nonetheless I want to visit it. getting away from it all: escaping in order to rest from a daily routine.
|e.g: After I passed my exams, I wanted to get away from it all for at least a couple of days. go off the beaten track: to visit an uncommon place.
|e.g: Unlike my brother, I prefer to go off the beaten track. guided tour: a tour in which a group of people is guided by an expert.
|e.g: Guided tours are a great way to learn about different places of interest. head for: go in a direction for.
|e.g: I’m heading for France for my next holidays. holiday brochure: a publication with details of holiday.
|e.g: Our guide gave us a great brochure about our hotel. holiday destination: where you go for a holiday.
|e.g: We chose New York as our holiday destination for the next summer. holiday of a lifetime: a very special holiday, once in a lifetime.
|e.g: Last year me and my family had a holiday of a lifetime in Italy. holiday resort (tourist resort): a place where lots of people go for a holiday.
|e.g: Last year my family went on a journey to London. We lived in a great tourist resort. hordes of tourists: crowds of tourists.
|e.g: Hordes of tourist can be seen during summer near the city park. in the middle of nowhere: in a place that is far away from where most people live.
|e.g: My grand-mother lives in the middle of nowhere, but she loves her old little village. local crafts: thighs made in the region.
|e.g: My sister bought some amazing local crafts on her trip to India. out of season: not within the main holiday period.
|e.g: I decided to go on a journey with my friends out of season.