Journey, Trip, Tour or just Travel

It's always hard to use them, isn't it? OK, let's see if we can do something to clarify the differences.

Travel: go from one place to another by car, bus, plane, ... It's usually a verb.

      Peter travelled over 100 miles to see the performance.

Journey: when you travel from one place to another.

      Did you have a good journey?

Trip: when you go to a place for a short time and then come back.

      How was your trip to London?

Tour: when you visit lots of places in the same city or country.

      My neighbours are on a tour of Europe.

My neighbours

Let's have some practice now! Choose the correct word. (Read the first comment to check the answers).

1.  The best way to see London is on a bus tour / journey.

2.  In this job you need to go on business trips / travels all over Spain.

3.  My father has to tour / travel abroad a lot on business.

4.  Did you have a good journey / travel?

5.  Pupils at school are going on a day tour / trip to Madrid.