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Intercambio Idiomas  PHRASAL VERBS: TRAVEL 

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Phrasal verbs related to travel and tourism

Get/go away – go on holiday/escape

I try to get away at least once a year so that I can take it easy.

Set off – start a journey

Do you set off early in the morning if you need to catch a flight?

Hold up – delay
If your means of transport is held up, do you get frustrated?

Pick up – collect
Could you pick me up from the airport on Friday?

Get around – move from place to place

How do you usually get around your city?

Drop off – leave in a place

Do you usually drop people off at the airport?

Get back – return

When you get back from holiday, how do you feel?

Make for – head in a direction

We had better make for the train station or we might miss the train to
London.

Check in – enter a hotel/flight

I am checking in to the hotel at the moment.

Check out – leave a hotel

What time do we need to check out of the hotel?

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Take off – the plane leaves the ground

I hate taking off when I am on a plane.

Look around – explore

I can´t wait to look around the city, it looks amazing!

Hurry up – go faster/rush
We ought to hurry up so that we don´t miss the bus.

Check out – look at sth

What would you like to check out first?

Look forward to – be excited about

I am looking forward to meeting my friends on my next holiday.

See off – say goodbye at the airport etc.

When was the last time that you saw someone off at the airport?

Catch up with – get to the same point as

We will catch up with you after the tour around the sights.

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