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Travel over a longer distance to another place, often for a certain period of time and for a specific purpose such as vacation or business.
Nächstes Jahr planen wir eine Reise nach Japan.
Next year we're planning a trip to Japan.
'Die Reise' (journey/trip) belongs to a word family. The related verb is 'reisen' (to travel), and a person who travels is 'der/die Reisende' (the traveler).
Viele Reisende warteten am Bahnhof auf ihren Zug.
Many travelers were waiting at the train station for their train.
'Reise' (journey/trip) is often combined with certain verbs. You can say 'eine Reise machen' (to take a trip), 'eine Reise buchen' (to book a trip), or, somewhat more formally, 'eine Reise antreten' (to set off on a journey) or 'eine Reise unternehmen' (to undertake a journey).
Wir haben unsere Reise schon vor sechs Monaten gebucht.
We booked our trip six months ago.
To indicate the destination of a trip, you usually use 'nach' (to), e.g. 'eine Reise nach Italien' (a trip to Italy). If you want to say that someone is currently traveling, you use the expression 'auf Reisen sein' (to be traveling).
Meine Chefin ist nächste Woche auf Reisen und nicht im Büro.
My boss is traveling next week and won't be in the office.
You can recognize the figurative meaning by the fact that the destination is not a geographic place. Instead, it is about abstract goals such as 'zu sich selbst' (to oneself), 'in die Vergangenheit' (into the past), or 'ins Innere' (inside/within).
Seine Autobiografie beschreibt eine Reise in die eigene Kindheit.
His autobiography describes a journey into his own childhood.
development
'die Entwicklung' and 'die Reise' can both describe a process of change. 'Entwicklung' is the normal word when you are speaking objectively about growth, progress, or change. In this meaning, 'Reise' is figurative: you imagine a change as a path with experiences and stages. Learners may confuse the words because both can talk about a longer process. In reports, school, work, or academic contexts, 'Entwicklung' is usually more precise. 'Reise' fits better when you want to describe a personal or emotional change in a vivid way.
Für Sofia war das Studium eine Reise zu mehr Selbstvertrauen.
For Sofia, studying was a journey toward greater self-confidence.
Im Unterricht sprechen wir über die Entwicklung der Stadt in den letzten Jahren.
In class, we are talking about the development of the city in recent years.