{"id":225,"date":"2008-03-08T22:35:18","date_gmt":"2008-03-09T06:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2008\/03\/08\/bep-88-int-telephoning-booking-a-travel-ticket\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T09:14:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:14:13","slug":"bep-88-int-telephoning-booking-a-travel-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/08\/bep-88-int-telephoning-booking-a-travel-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 88 &#8211; Telephoning: Booking a Travel Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-225-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP088INT-Booking_Ticket.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP088INT-Booking_Ticket.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP088INT-Booking_Ticket.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Booking tickets on the phone is a basic part of business travel. In this <!--skip translation-->intermediate Business English Podcast<!--end skip translation-->, we will practice useful phrases and language for making travel arrangements on the telephone.<\/p>\n<p>Viva is an Italian manufacturer of ladies&#8217; apparel, or clothing. Marco and Francesca, Viva employees, are on a business trip. After visiting customers in the UK, they are now heading to Las Vegas in the United States to meet with their American distributor &#8211; the company that sells their product there. Marco calls a travel agent to book tickets for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)\tWhen does Marco want to leave and when does he want to return? 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