booking confirmation

Meaning

This term refers to the official document, email, or receipt that proves a reservation has been successfully made and paid for. It typically contains a unique code (confirmation number) and details about the flight, hotel, or rental car. It is an essential travel document used in neutral, polite contexts.

Examples

• Please show your booking confirmation at the front desk when you check in.

  Please show your booking confirmation at the front desk when you check in.

• I haven't received my booking confirmation email yet; I should check my spam folder.

  I haven't received my booking confirmation email yet; I should check my spam folder.

• Make sure to print out your booking confirmation before heading to the airport.

  Make sure to print out your booking confirmation before heading to the airport.

• The hotel reservation clerk asked for my booking confirmation number.

  The hotel reservation clerk asked for my booking confirmation number.

• You will get a booking confirmation as soon as your payment is processed.

  You will get a booking confirmation as soon as your payment is processed.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to show my book confirmation at the lobby.

  ✓ I need to show my booking confirmation at the lobby.

  Use the gerund 'booking' as a noun adjunct, not the base verb 'book'.

• ✗ Did you get the reservation confirm?

  ✓ Did you get the booking confirmation?

  Use the noun 'confirmation' instead of the verb 'confirm' when referring to the document.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please keep a copy of your ___ on your phone in case of offline issues.

  💡 The digital receipt showing your reservation is successful.

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  booking confirmation

• The agent checked my ___ to verify my check-in date.

  💡 The official proof of your hotel or flight reservation.

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  booking confirmation