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Ocean Liner vs Cruise Ship   People who do not belong to the maritime industry tend to use the words cruise ship and ocean liners in the same breath as if the two types of vessels were the same. While it is true that both types of ships carry passengers in seas and oceans, there are many differences in construction,... 

ABTA vs ATOL   ABTA and ATOL are acronyms that stand for Association of British Travel Agents and Air Travel Organizers Licensing respectively. If anything, these two organizations can be clubbed together is as watchdogs of interests of holiday makers and frequent travelers. Both organizations are representative... 

Metro vs Subway If you are a major city dweller that has a large population, chances are that your city has a mass transit system or rapid transit system known variously in different part of the world like underground, metro, subway, or metropolitan railway system. These are all names of electricity driven railways... 

Mountain Bike vs Road Bike Any comparison between a road bike and a mountain bike has to keep in mind that road bikes are meant for speeds and style, whereas mountain bikes are meant for stability, balance and sturdiness. Both are meant for totally different specializations that necessitate their structure and... 

Train vs Locomotive We are all taught about locomotive factories where engines that haul trains are manufactured, but we hardly pay attention to the dichotomy between train and locomotive. If you ask a common man as to what the difference between a train and locomotive is, you would get an answer that suggests... 

Railway vs Railroad If you are from UK or any of the commonwealth countries, railway is the term that is used to refer to a system of rails and trains that move at a fast speed on these rails or tracks carrying hundreds of passengers and cargo to long distances. The same railway becomes railroad, if you are in... 

Rail vs Train Majority of people from around the world travel on trains frequently for one or the other purpose, though some prefer to travel on other modes of transport such as bus or airplanes. Airplanes are better when one has to cover long distances to reach destination in time, while bus ride is always better... 

Double vs Twin Room If you have been a frequent visitor to hotel because of your job or business purposes, you must have noticed that there are various types of rooms in a hotel called differently as single room, double room, twin room, and so on. Of course there are other classifications such as deluxe, suit,... 

Lodge vs Hotel Have you ever been to a lodge? Normally people use the services of a hotel in tourist destinations and know what it means to stay at a hotel for a few days. But most remain confused about the differences between a lodge and a hotel as both provide accommodation to travelers and tourists. Also,... 

Boarding vs Lodging We grow up listening to words like boarding, lodging, and boarding and lodging. Did you notice the usage as separate and also together? There are boarding houses in schools, and lodges available for accommodation in tourist places and cities for travelers. You get a boarding pass when you are... 

Motorway vs Freeway If you have traveled to different parts of the world, you must have encountered a different system of naming highways. There are expressways, freeways, interstates, throughways and so on. These are really confusing, and if you are in a foreign country driving on a highway, you must have a clear... 

Highway vs Motorway Highway and motorway are names used for different types of roads that are provided for faster and more efficient transport of automobiles across important cities in countries. Motorway is a term used more in Britain than elsewhere in the world. There, motorways are all numbered M1, M2, M3, and... 

Highway vs Expressway With a rapid increase in the number of automobiles, especially, after the first World War, many countries engaged in an exercise to provide roadways to accommodate these automobiles, also to provide congestion free roads connecting various cities. There are different nomenclatures for these... 

Maglev Trains vs MRT Trains Increasing population and a rapid rate of increase in the number of automobiles on roads in big cities has created a situation where people have to spend a good part of their day trying to reach their destinations in time. Congested traffic, despite more roads, bridges and flyovers... 

Luggage vs Baggage Two words that mean a lot to a traveler are his luggage and baggage. Did I make a mistake by writing synonyms one after another? For most of the people, these are words that are same in meaning, and they do make use of luggage and baggage as f they were interchangeable. But is it so? Let us... 

Hotel vs Restaurant What’s the difference between Hotel and Restaurant? If you ask this question to a westerner, he may ridicule you for not knowing the difference between such basic things. But in a place like India, you would be surprised to see signboards of roadside eating joints claiming to be hotels....