confirm the booking

Meaning

This phrase means to officially verify or make final a reservation for a service, such as a hotel room, flight, meeting space, or event. It is a formal expression frequently used in corporate travel, hospitality, and event planning to ensure both parties agree on the details.

Examples

• Please reply to this email to confirm the booking for your flight.

  Please reply to this email to confirm the booking for your flight.

• I am calling to confirm the booking for the conference room tomorrow.

  I am calling to confirm the booking for the conference room tomorrow.

• Once we receive your deposit, we will confirm the booking immediately.

  Once we receive your deposit, we will confirm the booking immediately.

• Could you please confirm the booking details before we finalize the payment?

  Could you please confirm the booking details before we finalize the payment?

• We need to confirm the booking for the hotel by the end of the day.

  We need to confirm the booking for the hotel by the end of the day.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to secure the reservation.

  ✓ I want to confirm the booking.

  'Secure' is used when making a reservation for the first time. 'Confirm' is used to verify a reservation that has already been initiated.

• ✗ Please confirm me the booking.

  ✓ Please confirm the booking for me.

  The verb 'confirm' takes the thing being verified (the booking) as the direct object, not the person who receives the confirmation.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The travel agent sent an email to ___ for our business trip.

  💡 Verify the flight and hotel reservation.

  Show answer

  confirm the booking

• You must pay a deposit to ___ for the event venue.

  💡 Make the reservation final.

  Show answer

  confirm the booking