ツアー vs. 旅行: Which Do You Use in Traveling?

ツアー vs. 旅行りょこう: Which Do You Use in Traveling ?

What is the difference between “ツアー and 旅行りょこう“? They have subtle differences. Do you usually use “旅行りょこう” or “ツアー” in daily conversation? Haven’t you taken a tour group? Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

ツアー (tsua-)

Tour group/Package tour / 旅行团 / 투어 / Tour

“ツアー” means “Tour group or Package tour” and which has been used as the meaning of “A holiday at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your travel, hotels, and sometimes meals for you”. The basic way to use “ツアー” is that “ツアーで旅行りょこうする(travel by a tour group.)”, “ツアーで行いく(go with a tour group), etc. Rather than going alone, going with a tour group means the price of traveling is cheaper for your money.

Example

ツアーで行いくよ。 (I’m going with a tour group.) (我跟团去喔。) (투어로 갈거야.) (Tớ sẽ đi du lịch theo tour đấy.)

日帰ひがえりでバスツアーに行いってきたよ。 (We went for a one-day bus trip.) (我去了巴士观光一日游。) (당일치기로 버스 투어 갔다 왔어.) (Tớ đã đi tour về trong ngày bằng xe buýt.)

いつもツアーで旅行りょこうしてるの？ (Do you usually take a tour group?) (你总是跟团游吗？) (항상 투어로 여행해?) (Cậu thường đi du lịch theo tour hả?)

うん、ツアーの方ほうが安やすいからね！ (Yes, it’s cheaper if join a tour group.) (嗯，跟团比较便宜啊！) (응, 투어가 싸니까!) (Ừ, vì đi tour rẻ hơn!)

旅行りょこう (ryokou)

Travel/Trip / 旅行 / 여행 / Du lịch

“旅行りょこう” means “Travel or Trip” and which has been used as the meaning of “to make a journey, usually over a long distance”. The basic way to use “旅行りょこう” is that “___(place )に旅行りょこうします such as “東京とうきょうに旅行りょこうします(I’ll travel to Tokyo.) When using “旅行りょこう“, it includes “ツアー” because “ツアー” is also to travel. Generally, although people don’t care that much if “旅行りょこう” is a tour group(“ツアー”) or not, sometimes you may be asked or when you want to emphasize “ツアー” which is so cheap or something, you might want to say “ツアーで行いく(go with a tour group)” rather than “旅行りょこうする(travel)”. Furthermore, “旅行りょこう(a trip)”, such as a graduation trip(卒業そつぎょう旅行りょこう) is a noun and “旅行りょこうする(to travel)” is a verb.