Travel Flashcards
Travel arrangements
Last week i had the worst business trip I’ve ever taken. Normally a travel agency takes care of booking my flight and making my hotel reservation, but this time I decided make the travel arrangements myself. Big mistake!
Booking my flight
Normally a travel agency takes care of booking my flight and making my hotel reservation, but this time I decided make the travel arrangements by myself.
The plane was overbooked
There were more passengers than seats available
The plane was overbooked so I was bumped to a later flight.
Bumped to a later flight
The plane was overbooked so I was bumped to a later flight.
Boarding pass
The ticket that allows you to enter the airplane
When they gave me my new boarding pass, they didn’t ask me if I’d prefer a window seat or an aisle seat.
Window seat != aisle seat
aisle seat = ( a seat next to the corridor)
When they gave me my new boarding pass, they didn’t ask me if I’d prefer a window seat or an aisle seat.
Bumpy flight
A flight with a lot of turbulence
Last week I had the worst business trip I’ve ever taken. The flight was a very bumpy flight.
Connecting flight
A connecting flight or transit flight is to reach the final destination through two or more flights, namely, traveling without any direct flights.
Layover
I missed my connecting flight and had a ten-hour layover (I hat to wait ten hours for my next flight).
Checked luggage
The bags in the airplane’s cargo compartment
My checked luggage had already gone through to my final destination, so all I had was my carry-on bag.
Carry-on bag
The bag you take with you on the plane
My checked luggage had already gone through to my final destination, so all I had was my carry-on bag.
Check into a hotel
I missed my connecting flight and had a ten-hour layover. I checked into a hotel near the airport just so I could take a nap.
Seedy hotel
A hotel that is not very safe or comfortable
When I finally arrived in Los Angeles, it turned out that I had made a mistake with my hotel reservation, and instead of booking a room at a five-star hotel, I had booked three nights at a seedy hotel in the red-light district.
Dingy room
A dirty and dark room
I was stuck sleeping on an uncomfortable mattress in a dingy room, while my colleagues enjoyed the luxury hotel.
All in all
The trip home was uneventful, but when I arrived I discovered that the airline had lost my luggage. All in all it was a miserable experience.
