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excursion rate

excursion rate

3.7
A cheaper price for a round-trip ticket usually given for travel on set dates or when bought early
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈskɜrʒən reɪt/
translation icon : tarifa de excursión
  • The airline advertised an excursion rate for round-trip flights during the holiday season.

Examples

  • The train offers a special excursion rate this weekend.

  • We took advantage of the excursion rate for our trip to the mountains.

  • If you purchase your ticket in advance, you may qualify for the excursion rate on the return journey.

  • Many travelers opt for the excursion rate because it offers significant savings over standard fares.

  • Many travelers opt for the excursion rate because it offers significant savings on round-trip fares.

  • If you book your trip early, you can benefit from an excursion rate for your return journey.

  • The train station announced a new excursion rate this month for destinations within the region.

Synonyms

travel bargain
vsexcursion rate
1 2.9

A low price for trips, for example plane tickets or hotels

is a specific reduced fare for round trips within set conditions

How Discounted

to discount
36 1.7
excursion rate
3.7
promo
  • Informal
51 4.1
fare
122 1.0

Surface Forms

excursion rate singular
excursion rates plural

Morphology

excursion + rate

A B1 learner who knows 'excursion' (a short trip) and 'rate' (a price) will readily infer that 'excursion rate' refers to the price or fare for an excursion. However, the conventional sense that it denotes a special/reduced or round‑trip fare is a pragmatic/normative detail that is not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Excursion rate may come from old train and travel offers for group outings. The word excursion meant a 'short trip' and rate meant the price, so companies sold low prices for these outings, and that's why an 'excursion rate' today means a 'reduced fare' for a 'round-trip'.