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Master English for International Travel | A Complete Guide
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Master English for International Travel | A Complete Guide

Master all the English words and phrases you need to handle any international travel situation, including role-plays!
Created byLuke Priddy
Last updated 6/2023
English
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What you'll learn

  • Give preferences and requirements to a booking or travel agent (full dialogue)
  • Book accommodations and flights over the phone or in person
  • Check in at the airport counter (full dialogue)
  • Go through the security check efficiently and understand all commands
  • Confirm important details with agents at the departure gate
  • Make requests to the cabin crew during the flight and understand instructions
  • Ask for help both casually and formally (as well as directly and indirectly)
  • Start conversations with someone next to you on the flight
  • Answer all immigration questions when you arrive (full dialogue)
  • Handle customs questions and requirements (sample form)
  • Check in at the hotel front desk (full dialogue)
  • Call reception from your room to make requests
  • Complain (politely and directly) when something goes wrong
  • Ask for local recommendations from hotel staff and locals
  • Check out from your room and make comments about your stay
  • Tell taxi drivers (or Uber/Lyft) where you need to go
  • Ask for and give directions if you ever get lost
  • Talk about getting around using different types of transportation
  • Get help from others (strangers or people you know) when things go wrong
  • Talk about your trip with your friends once you get home
  • Give personalized recommendations based on travel experiences

Course content

5 sections95 lectures12h 7m total length
  • Course Overview5:20

    Master English for international travel teaches you travel English in context through interactive blackboard examples, notes, and role-plays to handle vacation or business trips with confidence.

  • Casually Stating Preferences10:07

    Learn to state travel preferences with indirect and direct expressions, from i wouldn't mind going somewhere warm to i've always wanted to see cherry blossoms in Japan, and discuss bookings.

  • Travel Preference Questions10:17

    Learn to ask travel preference questions to gauge group opinions, using hypothetical phrases like 'would you be into that' to paint a vision and guide decisions.

  • Getting a Bit Direct or Pushy10:59

    Learn how to express strong preferences with direct versus pushy language, using phrases like 'I'm dead set on' and 'unless you have a better idea, I'd prefer' to steer decisions.

  • When You Can't Decide5:59

    Learn how to express preferences and invite others to decide using phrases like it's up to you, it's your call, and you pick, with tips to explain your reasoning.

  • Announcing the Decision6:46

    Learn practical travel decision phrases to announce final plans, such as 'we're going with' and 'it's decided,' and use these expressions to finalize travel plans and communicate with travel agents.

  • Travel Agency Overivew and Vocabulary4:43

    Compare do-it-yourself trip planning with travel agency options and learn essential terms like package, all-inclusive, add-ons, destinations, and rates, plus common add-ons such as travel insurance and rental cars.

  • Open Travel Agency Questions6:08

    Open questions help travel agents understand your trip type and preferences. Describe your travel style, accommodations, expectations, and how often you travel to tailor recommendations.

  • Closed Travel Agency Questions7:14

    Learn how travel agents use closed questions to elicit your activities and preferences, guiding you to build a trip through 'are you into' and 'can you imagine yourself' prompts.

  • Getting Specifics10:09

    Master English for international travel teaches how to answer travel agent questions quickly and honestly, covering budget, insurance, group size, dietary needs, accommodation preferences, must-haves, cuisine, and flexible travel dates.

  • Stating Preferences with an Agent4:21

    Learn to express travel preferences with an agent using phrases like we would rather and prefer to stay, and discuss hiking, local cuisine, and group tours.

  • Flight Booking Overview and Vocabulary7:11

    Learn essential flight booking vocabulary and practice booking flights by phone or online, including round-trip vs one-way, direct flights, layovers, connections, red-eye, seats, and frequent flyer miles.

  • Flight Booking | Greetings and Stating Intention5:30

    Master flight booking dialogues by distinguishing booking from reservation, keeping answers simple, and using airport codes to state leaving from and destination clearly.

  • Flight Booking | Travel Dates4:46

    Learn to discuss travel dates for flight bookings, balancing flexibility with price, and specify departure and return preferences for a round trip. Identify ideal dates and price differences.

  • Flight Booking | Flight Preferences5:09

    Learn how to express flight preferences, compare economy, business, and first class, balance price with upgrades using miles, and articulate two related questions for efficient booking.

  • Flight Booking | Options4:57

    Learn how to navigate flight booking conversations, including using miles or rewards to upgrade, providing your frequent flyer number, and evaluating two flight options with different dates, routes, and prices.

  • Flight Booking | Selecting and Bags4:50

    Choose the best flight option clearly and conversationally, confirm the direct economy flight to Goa with a JFK return, and understand that one checked bag is included.

  • Flight Booking | Seating and Meals5:00

    Learn to discuss seating options—window, aisle, front or exit row for legroom—and state vegetarian meal preferences and payment details to book a flight by phone.

  • Room Booking Overview and Key Terms9:39

    Explore hotel booking basics, including reservation versus booking, room types and beds, and common terms like complimentary, amenities, included, and breakfast options, to request precisely what you need.

  • Hotel Booking Request8:50

    Learn polite hotel booking requests using patterns like I'd like, I need, I'm looking to, and I'm interested in, with practical examples for rooms, three nights, and menus.

  • Asking About Availability and Services5:56

    Learn to ask about hotel availability and services using do questions to get clear yes‑or‑no answers. Compare do you have and do you offer wifi, breakfast, and shuttle services.

  • Hotel Booking Questions with IS and ARE3:33

    Master English for international travel teaches how to form hotel booking yes-no questions using is there, are there, and do you have, to confirm availability, services, and breakfast.

  • More Common Hotel Booking Questions5:14

    Learn to ask effective hotel questions using could I instead of can I, about room type, surfboard storage, bag storage before check-in, and suite amenities, plus checkout timing.

  • Overview and Key Vocabulary for Remembering Things6:43

    Master essential travel memory vocabulary, including remind, reminder, and remember, and use a checklist to prevent forgetting items like passport, sunscreen, and umbrella before leaving for the airport.

  • Phrases for Reminding and Remembering Part 14:12

    Learn practical phrases for reminding and remembering while traveling, including direct reminders with close travel companions and using a travel checklist from sunscreen to passport.

  • Phrases for Reminding and Remembering Part 25:24

    Master travel reminder and confirmation phrases, using 'did you remember', 'you brought', and 'can you please be sure to', with attention to intonation and polite, direct request forms.

  • Taking Precautions Overview2:36

    Learn how to take precautions by preparing for things that could go wrong, using in case or just in case to plan for bear spray, ATM issues, and local currency.

  • Common Precautions3:46

    Explore common travel precautions, such as exchanging local currency and informing your bank about travel. Identify what-if scenarios and practical tips, from mosquito repellent to power bank and flashlights.

  • Heading Out the Door6:29

    Book the hotel weeks in advance to save money, and remember to pack essentials—sunscreen, flashlight, jacket, bug spray—and practice travel dialogues with let's go and time to hit the road.

Requirements

  • A basic understanding of spoken and written English
  • A desire to learn and a positive attitude

Description

Travel is supposed to be fun, not stressful.


But if you travel internationally, whether for vacation or business, English is everywhere. And, if English isn’t your first language, that can be a major challenge. Stressful! Scary!


Wouldn’t it be great if there were one course that covered all the common travel situations and how to handle them naturally in English? Well, good news! That’s what this course is all about.


I’ve been traveling around the world for nearly half my life. I’ve been to more countries than I can count. That experience, along with my 10+ years of helping millions of English learners around the world improve their English skills, allows me to say with confidence that THIS IS THE ONLY TRAVEL ENGLISH COURSE YOU WILL EVER NEED.


In this course, you’ll learn useful and common English expressions (and English vocabulary) for any situation you may encounter on a trip. More importantly, you’ll get to see how they are used in real life, with full examples, role-plays, and complete dialogues. By the end of the course, you won’t have to worry about misunderstandings or awkward situations. You’ll feel confident going into any travel situation, whether it’s as intense as going through immigration or as casual as striking up a conversation with a fellow passenger.


In addition to everything covered in the course, I’ll be with you every step of the way. This course is meant to be interactive, so if you have questions as you go along, just ask!


In this course, you’ll learn all the English needed to:


  • Discuss and plan for upcoming trips

  • Give preferences and requirements to a booking or travel agent (full dialogue)

  • Book accommodations and flights over the phone or in person

  • Check in at the airport counter (full dialogue)

  • Go through the security check efficiently and understand all commands

  • Confirm important details with agents at the departure gate

  • Make requests to the cabin crew during the flight and understand instructions

  • Ask for help both casually and formally (as well as directly and indirectly)

  • Start conversations with someone next to you on the flight

  • Answer all immigration questions when you arrive (full dialogue)

  • Handle customs questions and requirements (sample form)

  • Check in at the Hotel front desk (full dialogue)

  • Call reception from your room to make requests

  • Complain (politely and directly) when something goes wrong

  • Ask for local recommendations from hotel staff and locals

  • Check out from your room and make comments about your stay

  • Tell taxi drivers (or Uber/Lyft) where you need to go

  • Ask for and give directions if you ever get lost

  • Talk about getting around using different types of transportation

  • Get help from others (strangers or people you know) when things go wrong

  • Talk about your trip with your friends once you get home

  • Give personalized recommendations based on travel experiences


You’ll also learn:


  • Lots of English vocabulary and phrases for all travel situations

  • Strategies for communicating efficiently in English to avoid misunderstandings and awkward situations

  • Real-life dialogues to give you a feel for the most common travel-related interactions

  • Pro-tips for getting the most out of any trip (including getting to know other travelers)

  • Much more!


If you’ve ever felt anxious about traveling because you aren’t confident about your English…what are you waiting for!? Sign up for the course and learn to communicate in English fluently with confidence in any travel situation.


See you in the course!

Who this course is for:

  • English learners who travel (or want to travel) internationally
  • English learners who regularly need to communicate in English
  • This course is not meant for native English speakers