Collocations for holiday - noun

enjoyable, exciting, fun-filled, good, lovely, wonderful
disastrous
We had a disastrous camping holiday.

dream
What would be your dream holiday?

foreign, overseas
summer, winter
7-night, two-week, etc.
package
family
activity, adventure, camping, skiing
I learned to windsurf on an activity holiday.

go on, have, take
We're going on holiday to France this summer.
Are you having a holiday this year?

book
Have you booked your summer holiday yet?

cancel
I got ill and had to cancel my holiday.

destination, resort, venue
a popular seaside holiday resort

accommodation, cottage, home
They also have a holiday home at the seaside.

camp, complex, village
period, season
The pool is open throughout the holiday season.

brochure
business, company, firm
The recession hit the package holiday business hard.

insurance
You should take out holiday insurance before you leave.

arrangements, plans
romance
Their holiday romance turned into a lasting relationship.

photos, snaps

on (a) holiday
They met while on holiday in Spain.

a holiday of a lifetime
This is your chance to win the holiday of a lifetime.

annual, Christmas, Easter, summer
The school is now closed for the Christmas holidays.

school
paid

be entitled to, get, have
You are entitled to 24 days' paid holiday per year.
I have three weeks' holiday a year.

take
I'm taking the rest of my holiday in October.

spend
She spent her holiday decorating the house.

need
I really need a holiday!

time
entitlement
pay
job
She had a holiday job as a gardener when she was a student.

during the holidays
It can be difficult to keep children occupied during the long summer holidays.

in the holidays
My aunt's coming to stay in the holidays.

on holiday
I'm afraid Mr Adamek is on holiday this week.

bank (in the UK), federal (in the US), national, public, religious
Christian, Jewish, etc.
Christmas, Easter, Labor Day (in the US), Memorial Day (in the US), Thanksgiving (in the US)
winter, year-end (both AmE)

celebrate (esp. AmE)
I go back a couple of times a year to celebrate the holidays with my family.

spend
We always spend the holidays together.

break, weekend
The roads will be busy on Monday as it's a holiday weekend.

season (esp. AmE)
This holiday season was the worst in 25 years for retailers.

cheer, spirit (both esp. AmE)
I'm just trying to spread a little holiday cheer.

celebrations, concert, meal, party (all esp. AmE)
decorations, gift (both AmE)
card (AmE)