{"id":8014,"date":"2021-03-31T15:52:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2021-04-10T19:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T23:40:55","slug":"talking-about-travel-problems-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/talking-about-travel-problems-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about travel problems in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hi there, dear readers!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">raveling is always a source of joy for most people, but things do not always go as we expect and this can ruin our whole <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vacation experience. Your suitcase may get lost, your flight might be canceled or the layover can be too long for a short trip. Some of the above have probably already happened to someone you know or even yourself! And these issues are specially relevant in times of a pandemic, as we are even more subject to<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sudden changes that are beyond our control. To say that my flight back home for the Christmas holidays was a nightmare would be an understatement! And yet, traveling sometimes is necessary and unfortunately problems may arise, so we might as well be ready to deal with them, right? And knowing how to communicate is crucial. Therefore, our text today will be dedicated to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>travel issues<\/strong>. We will mainly be discussing useful words and expressions in English about common situations that you may face at an airport. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ready? All aboard!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Flight attendant<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8016\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8016\" class=\" wp-image-8016\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn a little bit of the language to get around and to avoid unpleasant experiences during your trip (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excuse me, I would like to ask the <\/span><b>flight attendant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a question, do you know where he is?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>flight attendant <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">helped me put my bags in the overhead compartment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Change seats<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Could I <\/span><b>change my seat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? I don&#8217;t like sitting in the aisle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;ll ask the <\/span><b>flight attendant <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if I can change my seat so I can sit next to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Boarding gate<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello, I&#8217;m a bit confused, could you tell me where the G14 <\/span><b>boarding gate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let&#8217;s hurry, the <\/span><b>boarding gate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is all the way across airport!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Check your baggage<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was able to do the check in online, but I still need to <\/span><b>check my luggage<\/b> once I get to the airport.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excuse me, do you know where I can <\/span><b>check my bags<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Overweight bags<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sir, your <\/span><b>bag is overweight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You will need to pay a fee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was so surprised when I realized my <\/span><b>bag was overweight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! I should be more careful next time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Delayed flight<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My <\/span><b>flight was delayed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, could you let me know if there is any estimate for the boarding time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfortunately I will not arrive on time, my<\/span><b> flight was delayed.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Canceled flight<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My <\/span><b>flight has just been canceled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, what other dates and time do you have?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m sorry but I will have to reschedule the meeting, my<\/span><b> flight was canceled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> again.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Reschedule your flight<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I won\u2019t be able to travel this weekend, I will have to <\/span><b>reschedule my flight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for another date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ma\u2019am, we have a flight to Frankfurt leaving at 13:00, would you like to<\/span><b> reschedule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Connection<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, how wonderful, our <\/span><b>connection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Paris!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My <\/span><b>connection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be in Amsterdam, so I will need to take the PCR test to present before boarding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_8015\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8015\" class=\" wp-image-8015\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/aircraft-4885805_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/aircraft-4885805_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/aircraft-4885805_640-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Travel problems cannot always be avoided, but knowing how to communicate helps (Image by Dominic Wunderlich from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Layover<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I managed to buy the return ticket, but we will need to have a <\/span><b>layover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Lisbon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you have a ticket with a <\/span><b>layover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in S\u00e3o Paulo?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Long lines<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My flight leaves in 30 minutes, I need to check in, but the <\/span><b>line is too long.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s arrive early, so we can avoid <\/span><b>long lines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when boarding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Customs<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was stopped at <\/span><b>customs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and had to pay taxes for some electronics I bought in Miami.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passengers arriving from international flights must go through <\/span><b>customs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">first.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Taxi \/ transfer \/ bus stop<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good afternoon, can you tell me where the <\/span><b>stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for taxis is?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spend more than twenty minutes trying to find the shuttle <\/span><b>bus stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so I ended up taking a taxi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Missing, lost luggage<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My <\/span><b>suitcase has been lost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where do I fill out the forms for you to send it back to me?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the second time that my <\/span><b>luggage goes missing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, I can&#8217;t take it anymore!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Refund<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since my trip was canceled the last minute, I will ask for a ticket <\/span><b>refund.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It took me four months to get the <\/span><b>refund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the airline tickets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you ever faced any of these problems? Can you think of any other <em>travel issues<\/em>? Just comment below! See you next time and we hope that soon enough we can all have a good trip! Boa viagem!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/03\/airport-690556_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hi there, dear readers! Traveling is always a source of joy for most people, but things do not always go as we expect and this can ruin our whole vacation experience. 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