Travel English vocabulary: 12 words to learn before your trip

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Travel vocabulary is the fastest English to put to use: you will hear these words at check-in desks, on boarding announcements and at hotel receptions within hours of landing. Learn the twelve below, then keep them alive with spaced repetition so they are still there on your next trip.

Missä tarvitset sitä: Airports, hotels, transport and asking for directions.

Travel EnglishSanalista

SanaMerkitys
boarding passThe document that lets you get on a plane.Please have your boarding pass ready at the gate.
check-inRegistering your arrival at an airport or hotel.Hotel check-in starts at three in the afternoon.
aisle seatA seat next to the walkway on a plane or train.I always book an aisle seat on long flights.
layoverA short stop between two flights.We have a four-hour layover in Istanbul.
luggageThe bags you travel with.My luggage did not arrive with the flight.
departureThe act of leaving, or the time a transport leaves.Departure is delayed by twenty minutes.
one-way ticketA ticket for a single journey, with no return.A one-way ticket was cheaper than a return.
book in advanceTo reserve something ahead of time.Book in advance if you travel in August.
currency exchangeA place where you change money into another currency.There is a currency exchange in the arrivals hall.
sightseeingVisiting the interesting places of a city.We spent the morning sightseeing in the old town.
get lostTo no longer know where you are.We got lost trying to find the museum.
pick upTo collect someone or something.Can you pick me up from the station?

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