Travel Tips

Don’t travel without these 7 travel words and phrases. Here’s how to say them in 70 languages

Useful phrases for travel

 

Traveling somewhere you don’t speak the language can feel like trying to tango in ski boots: clumsy, confusing, and occasionally panic-inducing. There are moments when gestures fall flat and your mother tongue draws blank stares. It’s in these moments that language becomes less of a nicety and more of a lifeline. Even a handful of words in the local tongue can open hearts, doors, and sometimes even kitchen cupboards. Speaking to someone in their own language—no matter how mangled the accent—tells them you’re paying attention and not just passing through. It’s not about flawless pronunciation or impressing anyone (though a little flair never hurts), but connection. People warm to you faster when you make the effort. Update your essential travel vocabulary during your next cross-cultural journey with these seven useful travel words and phrases.

How to say cheers in multiple languages

 

Cheers

Afrikaans – Gesondheid (ge-sund-hate)

Albanian – Gëzuar (geh-zoo-ah)

Amharic (Ethiopia) – T’chen chen

Armenian – Genatzt (jen-at-set)

Azerbaijani – Nuş olsun (nush ohlsun)

Azerbaijani – Sağol

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Tepuk Tangan

Bosnian – Živjeli- (zhee-vi-lee)

Bulgarian – наздраве (naz-dra-vey)

Burmese – Aung myin par say (au-ng my-in par say)

Catalan – Salut (sah-lut)

Cebuano – Cheers

Chamorro (Guam) – Biba (bih-bah)

Chinese (Cantonese) – Gambui (gam-booey)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Gān bēi (gan-bay)

Croatian – Živjeli (zhee-ve-lee)

Croatian – Nazdravlje (naz-dra-vlee)

Czech – Na zdravi (naz-drah vi)

Danish – Skål (skoal)

Dutch – Proost (prohst)

Egypt (Arabic) – فى صحتك: (fe sahetek)

Estonian – Terviseks (ter-vih-sex)

Ethiopian – T’chen chen

Faroese (Faroe Islands) – Skål (skoal)

Farsi (Iran) – سلامتي! (salâmati)

Fijian – Bula (boo-lah)

Filipino/Tagalog – Mabuhay (mah-boo-hay)

Finnish – Kippis (kip-piss)

French – Santé! (sahn-tay)

Galician – Salud (saw-lood)

Georgian – გაუმარჯოს (gaumarjos)

German – Prost (prohst)

Greek – ΥΓΕΙΑ (yamas)

Hawaiian – Okole maluna (oh-ko-lay-mah-loo-nah)

Hebrew – לחיים (l’chaim)

Hungarian – Egészségedre (egg-esh ay-ged-reh)

Hungarian – Fenékig (fehn-eh-keg)

Icelandic – Skál (skoal)

Irish Gaelic – Sláinte (slawn-cha)

Italian – Salute (sa-lutay)

Japanese – Kanpai (kan-pie)

Kenyan (Kikuyu) – Rathima andu atene

Korean – 건배 (gun bae)

Latvian – Priekā (pree-eh-ka)

Latvian – Prosit (proh-sit)

Lithuanian – į sveikatą (ees-vey-kata)

Maceodnian – На здравје (na zdravye)

Malay – Sorakan

Maltese – Aviva

Moldovan – Noroc (noh-rock)

Mongolian – Tulgatsgaaya (tul-gats-gah-ya)

Norwegian – Skål (skoal)

Polish – Na zdrowie (naz-droh-vee-ay)

Portuguese – Saúde (saw-oo-de)

Romanian – Noroc (noh-rock)

Romanian – Sanatate (sahn-atate)

Russian – На здоровье (na zdorovie)

Serbian – Živeli- (zhee-ve-lee)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – ප්රීති ඝෝෂාවට (seiradewa)

Slovak – Na zdravie (naz-drah-vee-ay)

Slovenian – Na zdravje (naz-drah-vee)

Somali – Boodin

Spanish – Salud (sah-lud)

Swahili – Cheers

Swedish – Skål (skoal)

Thai – Chok dee (chok dee)

Turkish – Şerefe (sher-i-feh)

Ukrainian – будьмо (boodmo)

Vietnamese – Vô (dzo)

Welsh – Iechyd da (yeh-kee-dah)

Yiddish – Sei gesund (say geh-sund)

Zulu – Oogy wawa (oog-ee-wawa)

 

 

 

 

Thank you

Arikaans – Dankie (dahn-kee)

Albanian – Faleminderit

Arabic – Shukraan (shoe-krahn)

Armenian – Շնորհակալություն (shnorhakalut’yun)

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Terima kasih (teh-ree-ma kah-see)

Belarussian – Дзякую вам (dziakuiu vam)

Bosnian – Hvala (hvah-lah)

Bulgarian – благодаря (blagodaria)

Catalan – Gràcies (gra-syuhs)

Cebuano – Salamat (sah-lah-maht)

Chamorro (Guam) – Si yu’us ma’ase

Chichewa (Malawi) – Zikomo

Chinese (Cantonese) – Dòjeh (daw-dyeh)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Xiè xiè (syeh-syeh)

Cornish – Meur ras

Croatian – Hvala (hvah-lah)

Czech – Děkuji (deh-ku-yih)

Danish – Tak (tahk)

Dutch – Dank je or bedankt (dank-yuh/ beh-dankt)

Estonian – Tänan (ta-nahn)

Faroese (Faroe Islands) – Takk (tahk)

Fijian – Vinaka

Filipino – Salamat Po (sah-lah-maht-poh)

Finnish – Kiitos (kee-toas)

French – Merci (mehr-see)

Georgian – გმადლობთ (gmadlobt’)

German – Danke (dahn-kah)

Greek – ευχαριστώ (ef-har-rih-stoh)

Hausa (Nigeria) – Na gode

Hawaiian – Mahalo (ma-ha-lo)

Hebrew – .תודה  (toh-dah)

Hindi – Shukriya (shoo-kree-a)

Hungarian – Köszönöm (kØ-sø-nøm)

Icelandic – Takk (tahk)

Igbo (Nigeria) – Daalụ

Italian – Grazie (graat-see)

Japanese – Arigatô (ah-ree-gah-tow)

Javanese – Matur Nuwun

Kazahk – рақмет сізге (raqmet sizge)

Khmer (Cambodia) – âu kŭn

Korean – Kamsahamnida (kam-saham-nidaa)

Latvian – Paldies (pahl-diez)

Lebanese – Choukrane (shoe-krane)

Lithuanian – Ačiū (ah-choo)

Macedonian – Благодарам (blah-goh-dah-rahm)

Malay – Terima kasih (teh-ree-ma kah-see)

Maltese – Grazzi (gruts-ee)

Maori – Kia ora

Mongolian – Баярлалаа (ba-yar-la-laa)

Ndebele (Zimbabwe) – Ngiyabonga (n-gee-yah-bon-gah)

Norwegian – Takk (tahk)

Polish – Dziękuję (jen-koo-yeh)

Portuguese – Obrigado / Obrigada (oh-bree-gah-doh /oh-bree-gah-dah)

Romanian – Mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-mesk)

Russian – спасибо (spah-see-boh)

Samoan – Fa’afetai (fa-a-fe-tai)

Serbian – Hvala (hvah-lah)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – Istutiy (isst-too-tee)

Slovak – Ďakujem (jah-koo-yehm)

Slovenian – Hvala (hvah-lah)

Somali – Mahadsanid (ma-had-sah-need)

Spanish – Gracias (grah-see-as)

Swahili- Asante (ah-sahn-the)

Swedish – Tack (tahk)

Tahitian – Māuruuru (ma-uh-roo-ru)

Tamil – Nandri

Thai – Kòp kun (kup- khun)

Tibetan –ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་། (tu-jay chay)

Turkish – Teşekkür ederim (teh-shehk-kur eh-deh-rim)

Turkish – Teşekkürler (teh-shehk-kur-ler)

Tuvaluan – Fakafetai (fa-kah-fe-tie)

Ukrainian – Дякую (dyah-koo-yoo)

Welsh – Diolch (dee-ol’ch)

Yiddish – A dank

Zulu – Ngiyabonga (n-gee-yah-bon-gah)

 

 

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Please

Arikaans – Asseblief (sa-seh-bleef)

Albanian – Ju lutem (yoo-loo-tem)

Arabic – Raja’ (rah-jha)

Armenian – Khndrum yem (kun-drum yem)

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Silahkan (si-lahh-kan)

Basque – Mesedez

Belarussian – Kali laska

Bosnian – Molim vas (mo-lim-vas)

Bulgarian – Molya te

Catalan – Si us plau (see-oos-plow)

Cebuano – Palihug

Chichewa (Malawi) – Chonde

Cornish – Mar pleg

Croatian – Molim (mo-lim)

Czech – Prosím (pro-seem)

Danish – Vær venlig (vehr-ven-lih)

Dutch – Alsjeblieft (al-shye-bleeft)

Estonian – Palun

Fijian – Kerekere

Filipino – Pakiusap

Finnish – Ole kiltti (oh-lay-kil-tee)

French – S’il vous plait (sil-voo-play)

German – Bitte (bit-teh)

Greek – Parakalo poly

Hausa (Nigeria) – Don Allah

Hawaiian – E ‘olu’olu

Hindi – Krpya (krip-ya)

Hungarian – Kérem (keh-rem)

Icelandic – Vinsamlegast (vin-sam-le-gast)

Igbo (Nigeria) – Biko (bih-ko)

Irish – Le do thoil

Italian – Per favore (per-fa-voh-ray)

Japanese – Onegaishimasu (oh-neh-gai-she-mas)

Javanese – Please

Kazahk – Ötinemin

Khmer (Cambodia) – Saum (sohm)

Korean – Budi (ku-dee)

Latvian – Lūdzu (lood-zhu)

Lithuanian – Prašom

Macedonian – Ve molime (vay-moh-lee-meh)

Malay – Sila

Norwegian – Vær så snill (vahr-soh-snil)

Polish – Proszę (proh-sheh)

Portuguese – Por favor

Russian – Pozhaluysta (pah-zsa-loos-tah)

Samoan – Fa’amolemole

Serbian – Molimo vas (moh-lee-moh-vas)

Slovak – Prosim

Slovenian – Prosím (pro-seem)

Somali – Fadlan

Spanish – Por favor

Swahili – Tafadhali

Swedish – Snälla du (sneh-leh-doo)

Tamil – Tayavu ceytu (tah-yah-voo-say-too)

Thai – Krunā (ka-roo-nah)

Turkish – Lütfen (loot-fen)

Ukrainian – Bud’ laska (bood-las-ka)

Uzbek – Iltimos

Welsh – Plîs

Xhosa – Ndiyacela

Yoruba (Nigeria) – Jowo (joh-wuh)

Zulu – Ngiyacela

 

 

 

Hello

Arikaans – Hallo

Albanian – Përshëndetje (per-shen-det-yay)

Arabic – Marhabaan (mer-he-beh)

Armenian – Barev (bah-rev)

Azerbaijani – Salam

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Halo

Basque – Kaixo

Belarussian – Dobry dzień

Bosnian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Catalan – Hola

Cebuano – Hello

Chichewa (Malawi) – Moni

Chinese (Cantonese) – Néih hóu (knee-how)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Ni hao (knee-how)

Croatian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Czech – Ahoj (ahoy)

Danish – Hej (hi)

Dutch – Hallo (ha-loh)

Estonian – Tere

Fijian – Bula

Filipino – Kamusta

Finnish – Hei (hey)

French – Bonjour (bon-jour)

Galician – Ola (oh-la)

Georgian – Miesalmebi

German – Hallo (ha-loh)

Greek – Chaírete (kyeh-reh-teh)

Gujarati – Hēlō

Hausa (Nigeria) – Sannu

Hawaiian – Aloha (ah-loh-ha)

Hindi – Namaste (na-ma-stay)

Hungarian – Helló (heh-loh)

Icelandic – Halló (hah-loh)

Igbo (Nigeria) – Nnoo (nn-noh-oh)

Irish – Dia dhuit

Italian – Ciao

Japanese – Kon’nichiwa (kon-knee-chee-wah)

Javanese – Hello

Kazahk – Sälemetsiz be

Khmer (Cambodia) – Chum reap sour (chom-reeb-sohr)

Korean – Annyeonghaseyo (ann-yeong-ha-say-o)

Latvian – Sveiki (svay-ki)

Lithuanian – Sveiki (svay-ki)

Macedonian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Malay – Hello

Maltese – Bongu

Maori – Hello

Mongolian – Sain uu

Nepali – Namastē (na-ma-stay)

Norwegian – Hallo (ha-loh)

Polish – Cześć (chesht)

Portuguese – Olá (oh-la)

Romanian – Buna (boo-na)

Russian – Zdravstvuyte (Z-dravst-voot-ye)

Samoan – Talofa

Serbian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – Helō (heh-loh)

Slovak – Ahoj (ahoy)

Slovenian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Somali – Hello

Spanish – Hola (oh-la)

Swahili- Hodi (hoh-dee)

Swedish – Hallå (ha-loh)

Tahitian – La ora na

Tamil – Vanakkam (va-nak-kam)

Thai – Sawasdee (sa-was-dee)

Turkish – Merhaba (mer-ha-ba)

Ukrainian – Zdravstvuyte (z-dravst-vooy-te)

Uzbek – Salom

Vietnamese – Chào ban (ciao-ban)

Welsh – Helo (heh-lo)

Zulu – Sawubona

 

 

 

 

Bye

Arikaans – Bye

Albanian – Mirupafshim

Arabic – Wadaeaan

Armenian – Bye

Azerbaijani – Xudafic

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Bye

Belarussian – Da pabačennia

Bosnian – Zdravo

Bulgarian – Chao

Catalan – Fins després (fins-des-praise)

Cebuano – Bye

Chichewa (Malawi) – Bayi

Chinese (Cantonese) – Joigin (joy-geen)

Chinese (Cantonese) – Bai Bai (bye-bye)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Zài jiàn (zai-jean)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Bái bái (bye-bye)

Croatian – Pozdrav (poz-drav)

Czech – Sbohem (z-bo-hem)

Danish – Farvel (far-vil)

Dutch – Dag (dagh)

Dutch – Doei (doo-ee)

Estonian – Bye

Fijian – Moce

Finnish – Hei hei (hey hey)

French – Au revoir (oh-re-vwah)

Georgian – Nakhvamdis

German – Auf wiedersehen (awf-vee-der-zane)

German – Tschuss

Greek – Aντίο (antío)

Hausa (Nigeria) – Sai Anjima

Hawaiian – Aloha (ah-loh-ha)

Hindi – Alavida (al-vi-dah)

Hungarian – Viszlát (vees-laat)

Icelandic – Bless

Irish – Slán

Italian – Addio (ad-dee-oh)

Japanese – Bai (bye)

Javanese – Bye

Kazahk – Bol

Khmer – Leahaey (leh-ah-hay)

Korean – Annyeong (ann-yeuong)

Latvian – Bye (bee-yeh)

Lithuanian – Ate

Macedonian – Čao (cha-oh)

Malay – Bye

Maltese – Bye

Maori – Poroporoaki

Mongolian – Bayartai

Nepali – Bidā’ī (bi-daii)

Norwegian – Ha det (ha-deh)

Polish – Do widzenia (doh-wid-zenia)

Portuguese – Tchau (chow)

Romanian – La revedere (la-re-ve-de-re)

Russian – Poka (po-ka)

Samoan – Fa

Serbian – Zdravo (z-draa-voh)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – Bāyi (Ba-yee)

Slovak – Zbohom (Zbo-hom)

Slovenian – Bye

Somali – Nabdgelyo

Spanish – Adiós (a-dee-os)

Swahili – Kwaheri (kwa-he-ree)

Swedish – Adjö (aad-yoh)

Tahitian – Nana

Thai – Bāy (Baai)

Turkish – Hoşçakal (hosh-cha-kal)

Tuvaluan – Tōfā

Ukrainian – Do pobachennya (doh-poh-ba-chen-ya)

Vietnamese – Tạm biệt (tam-bee-et)

Zulu – Bye

 

 

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Happy birthday

Arikaans – Gelukkige verjaarsdag (ghe-look-kig-ghe ver-yaars-dag)

Albanian – Gëzuar ditëlindjen (ge-zoo-ar dee-te-lind-yen)

Armenian – Tsnundd shnorhavor (te-nund sho-nor-ha-vor)

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Selamat ulang tahun

Bangla – Śubha janmadina (shoob-ha jaan-ma-din)

Bosnian – Sretan rođendan (sretan ro-jen-dan)

Bulgarian – Chestit Rozhden den

Catalan – Per molts anys

Cebuano – Malipayong adlawng natawhan

Chamorro (Guam) – Felis kumpliåños (feh-lees koom-plee-an-yos)

Chinese (Mandarin) – Shēngrì kuàilè (shen-gree-kwai-leh)

Croatian – Sretan rođendan (sretan ro-jen-dan)

Czech – Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám (fschnekno ney-lep-shi knaro-zeh-neenam)

Danish – Tillykke med fødselsdagen (ti-loo-keh mid fud-sels-daen)

Dutch – Gelukkig verjaardag (ghe-look-kig ver-yar-dag)

Fijian – Vanuinui vinaka ki na nomu siga ni sucu

Filipino – Maligayang kaarawan

Finnish – Hyvää syntymäpäivää (hiva sin-teema-pi-va)

French – Bon anniversaire (bon anni-ver-ser)

German – Alles gute zum geburtstag

Greek – Charoúmena genéthlia (gha-roo-mena ge-neth-lia)

Hawaiian – Hau’oli lā hānau

Hindi – Janmadin kee shubhakaamanaen (jan-ma-deen kee shoob-kaam-nain)

Hungarian – Boldog születésnapot (bul-dog zoo-leh-teesh-noh-pot)

Icelandic – Til hamingju með afmælið (til haa-ming-yoo med-aaf-ma-lid)

Italian – Buon compleanno (bwon-com-ple-anoh)

Japanese – Otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu (o-tan-jobi oh-meh-deh-to go-zai-nas)

Kazahk – Twğan küniñ quttı bolsın

Korean – Saeng-il chugha (seng-il choo-kha)

Latvian – Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā (dawdz lai-mes zim-shanas dee-e-na)

Luxembourgish – Alles guddes fir däi gebuertsdag

Macedonian – Sreḱen rodenden (sre-ken ro-den-den)

Malay – Selamat hari lahir

Maltese – Happy birthday

Maori – Huritau Oaoa

Norwegian – Gratulerer med dagen (gra-too-le-rer med daa-gen)

Polish – Wszystkiego najlepszego (fsht-ke-go nay-lep-sheggo)

Portuguese – Feliz aniversário (fe-lees a-ni-ver-sah-rio)

Russian – S dnem rozhdeniya (znyom razs-deen-ya)

Samoan – Manuia asofanau

Serbian – Srećan rođendan (srechan ro-jen-dan)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – Suba upandinayak vēvā (soo-ba u-pan-di-ni-yak veh-va)

Slovak – šťastné narodeniny (sh-tyast-neh na-ro-de-ni-ni)

Spanish – Feliz cumpleaños (feh-lees koom-plee-an-yos)

Swahili – Furaha ya kuzaliwa (foo-ra-ha ya koo-za-li-wa)

Swedish – Grattis på födelsedagen (grattis pa foh-delse-dagen)

Thai – S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ wạn keid (sook-saan wan kuud)

Turkish – Doğum günün kutlu olsu (doh-gum goo-noon koot-loo ol-sun)

Ukrainian – z Dnem narodzhennya (z-dnem na-rod-jen-ya)

Vietnamese – Chúc mừng sinh nhật (chook mung sing yat)

Zulu – Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

 

 

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Bon appétit

Arikaans – Smaaklike ete

Albanian – Të bëftë mirë (‘t-boft mir)

Arabic – Daeuna ‘akl (da-oona a-kool)

Armenian – Bari akhorzhak

Bahasa (Indonesia) – Selamat makan

Belarussian – Smačna jesci

Bosnian – Prijatno (pree-yat-no)

Bulgarian – Dobŭr apetit

Catalan – Bon profit

Cebuano – Bon appetit

Chamorro (Guam) – Buen prubechu

Chinese (Cantonese) – Sihk faahn

Chinese (Mandarin) – Gè bǎo (guh bow)

Croatian – Dobar tek (doh-bar tek)

Czech – Dobrou chut’ (doh-bro ghut)

Danish – God appétit (goh a-peteet)

Dutch – Eet smakkelijk (eyt smaa-ke-lick)

Estonian – Head isue (hyad isoo)

Fijian – Da kana

Filipino – Mabuting gana

Finnish – Hyvää ruokahalua (he-vaa ru-o-ka-ha-loo-a)

French – Bon appetit

Georgian – Gemrielad miirt’vit’

German – Guten appétit (gooten appetit)

Greek – Kalí órexi (kali o-rexi)

Hawaiian – E ‘ai kāua

Hungarian – Jó étvágyat kívánunk (yo et-vag-yat kee-va-nunk)

Icelandic – Verði per að goðu

Italian – Buon appetito (bwon a-pe-tee-to)

Japanese – Itadakimasu (ee-ta-dah-kee-ma-soo)

Kazahk – As bolsın

Khmer – Bony chamngn ahar

Korean – Sig-yog-eul dod-uda

Latvian – Labu apetīti (la-boo a-pe-tee-ti)

Lithuanian – Gero apetito

Luxembourgish – Gudden appetit

Macedonian – Dobar apetit (do-bar aa-pe-tit)

Malay – Selamat menjamu selera

Maltese – I-ikla t-tajba

Maori – Bon appetit

Norwegian – God appetitt (goh-a-peteet)

Polish – Smacznego (smatch-neh-go)

Portuguese – Bom apetite

Romanian – Poftă bună (pofta boo-na)

Russian – Priyatnogo appetita (pree-yat-no a-pe-tee-ta)

Samoan – Manuia le taumafataga

Serbian – Prijatno (pree-yat-no)

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) – Oyāṭa kohomada (oyaa-ta ko-ho-ma-deh)

Slovak – Dobrú chut’ (do-broo ghhut)

Slovenian – Dober tek

Somali – Cunno wanaagsan

Spanish – Buen provecho (bwen pro-ve-cho)

Swahili – Bon appetit

Swedish – Smaklig måltid (smak-lik mall-tid)

Tahitian – Tamaa maitai

Tamil – Pāṉ āppīṭ

Thai – Xr̀xy (aroy)

Turkish – Afiyet olsun (a-fee-yet ol-soon)

Ukrainian – Smachnoho (smatch-no-ho)

Vietnamese – Chúc ngon miệng (chook non me-eng)

Welsh – Bon appetit

Zulu – Thokozela ukudla kwakho

 

TOP TRAVEL & BOOKING RESOURCES

 

Hotels: There are great deals to be found for short and longer stays on Agoda, Trip.com, Expedia US, or Booking.com where you can search for accommodations and filter according to criteria like desks, air conditioning, private bathrooms, and complimentary Wi-Fi. 

 

Tours: Use Get Your Guide or Viator to plan ahead and search for highly-rated tours all around the world. You can find tours with various price points on Viator and the site has a stellar 24-hour cancellation policy.

 

eSIMs: You can get a digital SIM card (eSIM) from Airalo that covers practically any country in the world before you get there so you never have to bother going into a shop. With the Airalo app, you can keep track of your data usage at all times and top up easily.

 

Car rentals: If you’d like to liberate yourself to explore without limits with a pair of wheels, use Discover Cars to compare different car rental companies. You can check ratings for different factors like efficiency, pick-up procedure, and overall value. 

 

Travel insurance: Safety Wing is one of the best travel insurance providers on the market. Protect yourself while you’re out seeing the world with their flexible nomad insurance. You can purchase a plan for the exact number of days you’ll be traveling.

 

Airport lounges: Get Priority Pass and relax in over 1,300 luxury airport lounges worldwide, no matter your airline or ticket class, with perks like free Wi-Fi, refreshments, and comfortable seating.

 

Buses: Buses might not be glamorous, but they get you where you need to go affordably, efficiently, and without the headache of airport security. Use Busbud to easily compare and book the best bus routes across the globe.

 

Vacation rentals: Vrbo hooks you up with real homes, whether it’s a beachfront villa or a cozy cabin, so you can stretch out, cook a meal, and thoroughly enjoy where you stay.

 

Additional resources: You may find a comprehensive list of useful resources on this page. These will help you out, with everything from the best flight search tools to digital SIM cards.

 

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