Holidays celebrate special occasions like New Year's Day and Christmas, while vacations are times away from work or school. Americans typically take two-week vacations within the US, often by car to national parks to see wildlife or cities to sightsee, rather than traveling internationally. Many vacationers also visit amusement parks to enjoy rides and meet cartoon characters.

2. Holidays means a special day of
celebration such as New year s
Day, Independence Day, Veteran s
Day and Christmas Day. In British
English, the same word also
means time ranging from work or
school. The American English word
for this is vacation.

3. American typically have vacations of about
two weeks. Not many Americans go to
other countries for their vacations, and
those who do generally not very common
and most Americans arrange their own
transportation and accommodation. They
usually travel by car, as local airfares are
so cheap, by plane.

4. Many vacationers visit national parks such as
Yellowstone or the Gran canyon. Park visitors
can see unusual weldlife go camping,
backcountry hiking or horseback riding or join
an organized nature walk. Another popular
vacation choice is sightseeing in cities like
Washington D.C. and New York. Other people
visit relatives or rent a cabin in the giant
amusement parks like Disney World in Florida
where the children can enjoy exciting rides
and hang out with their favorite cartoon
heroes.