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  1. Read the following statements and say whether they are true or false, correct the false ones:

  1. Dave wants to visit his sister in Berlin.

  2. He wants to reserve one-way ticket to London, England.

  3. He departs on January 12th, returning on January 26th.

  4. The flight is too expensive, so he decides to change dates, leaving on the 10th, and returning on the 25th of January.

  5. Dave will have to change planes twice – once in Los Angeles, and again in Paris.

  6. Dave pays for the ticket right away.

Business Skills w riting Letters of Complaint

  1. Study the following sample. Write your own letter of complaint to a travel agent.

TRAVEL AGENT’S NAME & ADDRESS

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS

DATE

Dear (Mr. Powell, Ms. Mackenzie, Frederick Hanson, Sir or Madam, Madam, Sir)

Re (in reference to; concerning): My Holiday Complaint

Booking Reference: [INSERT REF]

Hotel / Cruise: [INSERT HOTEL/CRUISE NAME]

Holiday Dates: [INSERT HOLIDAY DATES]

On [DATE] I returned from holiday at the above location of this letter. Please take this letter as a formal complaint, within the time frame as set out in our contract. We paid £ [INSERT VALUE] for this holiday, and are seeking an explanation and/or compensation for the failures listed below.

The members of my party were:[INSERT NAMES AND AGES IF UNDER 18]

During the holiday we suffered the following problems:

ILLNESS: [LIST WHO WAS ILL, THEIR SYMPTOMS, ANY DIAGNOSIS AND IF THEY HAVE RECOVERED – DO NOT PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL NOTES AND RECORDS OR DOCTORS REPORTS]

ACCOMMODATION: [LIST THE PROBLEMS, ROOM BY ROOM IF APPROPRIATE; LIST THE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE HOTEL, AREA BY AREA]

FOOD: [LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOOD, DRINKS, WATER, ETC.]

HYGIENE: [LIST ANY ISSUES WITH HYGIENE, WHATEVER THE LOCATION WITHIN THE PROPERTY OR SHIP]

POOL: [LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POOL, E.G. – USAGE, CLEANLINESS, TREATMENTS, ETC.]

ENTERTAINMENT: [LIST THE PROBLEMS]

HOTEL STAFF & MANAGEMENT: [LIST THE PROBLEMS]

FLIGHT: [LIST ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT, AIRPORT CHECK-IN, ETC.]

We attempted to resolve this problem in resort by contacting your representative, however……… [LIST THE ACTION YOU TOOK, WHO YOU SPOKE TO, WHAT THEY SAID, WHETHER YOU PUT THE COMPLAINT ON THEIR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FORM, WHAT ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESOLVE THE COMPLAINT, AND WHY YOU DID NOT OR DO NOT ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION ETC.]

I hold you responsible for the failures in this contract and in doing so invoke your responsibilities under the Package Travel Regulations 1992 and the ABTA Code of Conduct.

As detailed within that Code I expect to receive an acknowledgement of this letter within 14 days. I then look forward to hearing your response within 28 days of the receipt of my complaint.

Yours Sincerely,

______________

Unit X. A tour operator

  1. R ead and learn the following words and word combinations:

escort [ˈeskɔːt] супровід

crucial [ˈkruːʃl] вирішальний

distinction [dɪˈstɪŋkʃn] відмінність, розрізнення

intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəri] посередник

b lurred [blɜːd] нечіткий, неясний

self-packaging [ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ] створення турпакету власноруч

to exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz] здійснювати

entity [ˈentəti] організація

tourism board [bɔːd] рада з питань туризму

government authorities [ˈɡʌvənmənt ɔːˈθɒrəti] органи державної влади

departure [dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r)] виїзд

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] інакше, по-іншому, в іншому випадку

arrangement [əˈreɪndʒmənt] організація, впорядкування

to skip [skɪp] пропустити, обходити

at your own pace [peɪs] у власному темпі

t o be of assistance [əˈsɪstəns] допомогти, стати в нагоді

guided city tour [ˈɡaɪdɪd] екскурсії по місту

embassy [ˈembəsi] посольство

consulate [ˈkɒnsjələt] консульство

on behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] від імені