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Go on holiday vs. Go to holiday

WRONG: We’re going on holiday in Spain.
RIGHT: We are going on holiday to Spain.

Let’s look at the difference between go to holiday and the correct expression go on holiday, which Czech learners often struggle with.

When we want to say that we are going on holiday, the correct phrase in English is go on holiday. The word holiday does not function as a specific place, but rather as a period of time or an event, which is why it is used with the preposition on.

By contrast, we use go to when we are talking about a destination or a place we are going to. That is why the following expressions are correct:

  • go to Spain
  • go to the beach
  • go to the airport

W: We’re going to holiday in Spain.

R: We’re going on holiday to Spain.

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