Travel Terms

a portion of a journey between two stops

• leg

• destination

• itinerary

• jet lag

a flight that does not stop between the point of departure and the destination

• nonstop

• one way

• roundtrip

• first class

when you travel to a destination with no arrangements for returning

• one way

• roundtrip

• destination

• connecting flight

official document issued by the government; certifies a person's identity and citizenship so they can travel to/from foreign countries

• passport

• customs

• boarding pass

• itinerary

when you make arrangements to travel to a destination and back again

• roundtrip

• one way

• connecting flight

• nonstop

the document you receive when you buy an airline ticket

• boarding pass

• itinerary

• destination

• passport

when you have to change planes before reaching your final destination

• connecting flight

• jet lag

• layover / stop

• nonstop

the nickname for the federal agency in charge of regulating items brought into the country

• Customs

• ETA

• TSA

• Coach

the place to which you are traveling

• destination

• departure

• jet lag

• connecting flight

the cheapest part of the plane; seats are smaller and closer together

• economy / coach class

• first class

• business class

• lower class