Company visits and travel – Vocabulary and Phrases
to book a flight/a room – to buy or to inform the airline/hotel that you will buy a ticket or stay in a hotel
Martha, can you book a flight to Barcelona for next Friday, please?
a single/double room – a room for one/two persons
I will be travelling alone, so I need a single room only.
a reception desk – the area in an office or a hotel, where the visitors are welcomed and registered.
You can leave the keys to your room at the reception desk.
to change the booking – to say you want a ticket, a table or a hotel room on a different date
I am afraid I don't feel well and I need to change the booking: I will come on Friday, and not on Wednesday, as planned.
to check in – to register at a hotel or at the airport
You need to show your passport at the check in.
to fasten a seat belt – to put both ends of the belt together, to secure it, to fix it
Please fasten your seat belts. The plane is going to land in a minute.
a flight assistant – a person working on the plane, helping the passengers, offering them food and drink
When the flight assistant saw I was a bit nervous before the flight, she gave me a glass of water.
a boarding pass – a card letting you enter the plane
You can't get on the plane without a boarding pass.
window seat – a place next to the window, where you sit during the flight
I'd like a window seat, please. I like to see where I am going.
aisle seat – a place next to the passage in the middle of the plane
If you take an aisle seat you will be closer to the exit.
luggage – bags, suitcases etc. you travel with
hand luggage – a bag, a case etc. that you take with you on the board of the plane
Sir, I'm afraid you can't have a knife in your hand luggage. You have to leave it here.
to collect the luggage – to go and take your luggage after the flight
I waited for an hour to collect my luggage after the flight.
to take off – to leave the ground and begin to fly
to land – to bring the plane to the ground
The plane took off at 3 pm and we landed in Brussels at 3.50 pm. It was a short flight.
customs – money you pay for bringing certain products from another country
A customs officer checked my suitcase for drugs and alcohol.
to go through customs
to board the plane – to enter the plane
Passenger Roderick Smith is kindly asked to board the plane immediately.
to get off the plane – to leave the plane
I only stop worrying when I get off the plane. I really hate flying.
a timetable – a list showing the time when trains/planes come and go
According to the timetable, the plane lands at 5.15 p.m.
according to the timetable
to be delayed – to come later than it says on the timetable
My flight was delayed and I had to wait at the airport for almost two hours.
arrival – when the train, plane, bus comes
You can check all the train arrivals and departures on the board up there.
departure – when the train, plane, bus goes
to rent a car – to use a car of a special agency for money
We rented a car and did a lot of sightseeing during the weekend.
a connection – a train, plane, etc. that leaves a station , an airport and soon after another arrives, so the passengers can change from one to another
What's the quickest flight connection from Cracow to Reykjavik, please?
one-way ticket/return ticket – a ticket to a place/ to and from a place
I bought a one-way ticket to Australia. I don't want to come back to Europe ever again.
to arrive – to come
We arrived at the station five minutes late.
to leave – to go
The train leaves from platform 2.
to queue at the check-in – to stand in a line of people waiting to check in
There were a lot of people taking this flight so we had to queue at the check-in.
a reservation – a booking
Hello, I called yesterday to book a table for three. I'd like to confirm the reservation, please. We will come at 7.
to confirm a reservation – to say that you will come on the date of the reservation
to make a reservation – to book
We are a very busy restaurant so it is best to make a reservation earlier.
to cancel a reservation – to say that you will not use the reserved service
He cancelled a reservation for the hotel, because his wife was sick and couldn't come with him.
a bill – how much you have to pay for a service
to pay the bill/to ask for the bill – to give money/to say you want to give money for the service
After I paid the bill I found out that there was a mistake and that I paid too much.
to stay at a hotel – to live for a short period of time in a hotel
At which hotel are you staying? Hilton.
to tip/to leave a tip – to give small amount of money to a waiter, a taxi driver etc. to show them you were happy with their service
I always leave a 10% tip when I am satisfied with the service,
to entertain visitors – to offer some interesting and enjoyable activities to your guests
It is not easy to entertain our business partners from Germany - they don't like sports and they hate opera. We'll take them to a restaurant.
to invite somebody for dinner – to ask somebody to come to dinner with you
My manager invited me for lunch to discuss my future in the company.
a waiter – a person bringing food in a restaurant
Waiter! There is a fly in my soup. Please bring me another plate.
to show historic places – to show sb old, interesting buildings in a city
We have seen many historic places in Madrid, but I prefer modern architecture.