There are many different types of holidays.
You can categorise holidays by length, location or activities.
All the different types of holidays
- Shortbreak – A short trip away
- City break – trip to a city
- Cottage holiday – Holiday in a cottage
- Beach holiday – Based at a resort next to a beach, in a warm country
- Cruise – On board a cruise ship visiting different destinations
- Holiday park – UK & Europe based holidays on a site that has accommodation, entertainment and food
- Villa holiday – Holiday based at a private residence, usually abroad
- Adventure holiday – Doing some unusual activity that is exciting and dangerous
- Ski holiday – Where you go to a ski resort and enjoy some skiing
- Supported holiday – Assistance for disabled person
- Boating holiday – Where you go on a boat along waterways. Often in UK, but also Europe
- Walking holiday – Where you trek or walk as the main feature
- Working Holiday – Where you go somewhere and work in a volunteer capacity. Run by National Trust, Organic Farms and other organisations.
- Biking Holiday – Where cycling is the main feature
- Safari – Seeing wildlife. usually in Africa
- Spa – Where you stay at a spa and enjoy therapies
- Package Holiday – Everything included when you book – travel, flights, hotel, trips
- Family holiday – Where there is plenty to do for the whole family including the kids
- Flydrive – When you book a car at the same time as your holiday so you can travel about when you get to your destination
- Multicentre holiday – Where you go to two or more destinations on the same trip
- Tours – Can be Coach Tours, Train Tours, Air Tours, Driving Tours, cycle tours, walking tours, guided tours
- Disney holiday – Where you go to one of Disney’s wonderful resorts
- Singles holiday – Where you travel alone, or go on specific holidays for people on their own
- Honeymoon – A holiday for newly weds
- Tailor made holidays – Where you pick and mix exactly what you want in your holiday
- Expert led – Where you go on a tour with a knowledgeable guide. AKA Escorted tours
- Luxury Break – aka Prestige holiday – where you have luxury travel and accommodation
- Golf Holiday – Where golf is the main activity
- Caribbean Holidays – A holiday where you visit the Caribbean region
- Diving Holidays – Where diving is the main activity
- Surfing Holidays – Where surfing is the main activity. Also snowboarding, kitesurfing, windsurfing, sea kayaking and other extreme sports
- Cultural Holiday – Where you explore churches, museums and other culture in the area
