package holiday
- noun
- /ˈpækɪdʒ ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/
- UK
:
paquete turístico
- The travel company advertised a package holiday to the beach, covering transport, accommodation, and activities.
Examples
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Package holidays can be a safe and positive experience for the whole family, and health professionals have an important role in preparing and advising families prior to travel.
Academic text (2012) -
Many families prefer a package holiday because it simplifies planning and includes everything in one price.
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As part of a package holiday.
Fiction book (1998) -
The boom in cheap package holidays to the sun in the 1960s could be partly to blame, it said.
Academic text (2015) -
However, parents may underestimate the hazards associated with more exotic package holiday destinations and can be unaware of specific health risks.
Academic text (2012) -
While package holidays, especially to established tourist resorts, generally offer families a protected environment, they do not give complete immunity from travel-related illnesses or accidents.
Academic text (2012) -
She booked a package holiday that included flights, hotel, and meals at a discounted rate.
Synonyms
2
2.7
A holiday arranged by a travel agent that includes flights and hotels
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2.7
A group of travel services sold together for one price
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a holiday sold as a bundled offer' is directly derivable from combining 'package' (a bundled set or offering) with 'holiday' (vacation). This noun–noun composition follows a common, productive pattern in English and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Package holiday comes from travel companies putting different parts of a trip into one package, like a box of things sold together. They sold flights, hotels and sometimes meals for 'one price', so today a package holiday means a trip with travel and hotel stay included.