Modern business often involves international travel. When booking a flight, what questions do you need to ask?
现代商务经常涉及到国际旅行，当预订航班的时候你需要询问什么样的问题Imagine you are booking a flight and a hotel over the phone. What words and expressions do you use?
假设你正在通过电话预订航班和酒店，你会怎样表达呢？
Telephone: Flights
 
Useful Phrases
I’d like to enquire（询问，打听）about flights Could you tell me about the flight availability（可用性）? Do you want to go economy, business or first class? How many of you will be travelling? Does that include airport tax? No, tax is another $70 on top of that Can I book that, then? I’d like to book a hotel roomCould you check if the hotel has any rooms free? Is there a discount rate?Do you mind if I book it provisionally? I’ll call you back later to confirm
Transcript
Dolores: Hello! Dolores speaking…
Tim: Ah yes, hello. I’d like to enquire about flights to Hong Kong from
Kennedy Airport in New York, please. I’m off to a conference at the end of
the month - Thursday 22nd until Tuesday 27th. Could you tell me about the
flight availability and prices?
Dolores: Certainly. Do you want to go economy, business or first class?
Tim: Well, I’d like to go first class, but unfortunately I’ll have to go economy -
company rules, you see.
Dolores: Yes, sure, I understand. How many of you will be travelling?
Tim: Ah, it’s just me.
 
. Dolores: Okay, so that’s one seat … economy … New York - Kennedy to Hong
Kong Airport.
Tim: And how much will that be?
Dolores Let me see … to qualify for the discount rate, you need to stay over a
Saturday, which you are doing … Yes, that’ll be $830.
Tim: Right, and does that include airport tax?
 Dolores: No, tax is another $70 on top of that.
 Tim: Okay. Can I book that, then?
Dolores: Certainly.
Dolores: Can I help you with anything else?
 Tim: Yes, I’d like to book a hotel room too, for the full five nights. Could you
check if the Regency Hotel has any rooms free?
 Dolores: Yes, they do.
Tim: And is there a discount rate for conference delegates（代表）?
 Dolores: Yes, there is. I think it’s 10% but I can check that for you.
Tim: Okay, do you mind if I book it provisionally（暂时的。临时的） for now and I’ll call you back later to confirm? I just need to check one or two details.
Dolores: That’s fine, sir. Can I help you with anything else?
Tim: No, that’s all for now. As I said, I’ll call you back.

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