fully booked

Meaning

This phrase means that a hotel, restaurant, flight, tour, or event has sold out of all its available spaces, rooms, or tickets. There are no vacancies or openings left. It is widely used in customer service and daily travel planning.

Examples

• We tried to get a reservation at the new Italian restaurant, but they were fully booked.

  We tried to get a reservation at the new Italian restaurant, but they were fully booked.

• Since it was the peak holiday season, almost all the hotels in the city were fully booked.

  Since it was the peak holiday season, almost all the hotels in the city were fully booked.

• I'm sorry, but the 9:00 AM flight to Chicago is fully booked; we only have seats on the afternoon flight.

  I'm sorry, but the 9:00 AM flight to Chicago is fully booked; we only have seats on the afternoon flight.

• You should buy your concert tickets early because the venue is expected to be fully booked.

  You should buy your concert tickets early because the venue is expected to be fully booked.

• The tour guide told us that the museum tour is fully booked for the rest of the week.

  The tour guide told us that the museum tour is fully booked for the rest of the week.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The hotel is full booked for tonight.

  ✓ The hotel is fully booked for tonight.

  You must use the adverb "fully" to modify the past participle adjective "booked," rather than the adjective "full."

• ✗ I wanted to reserve a room, but they were completely book.

  ✓ I wanted to reserve a room, but they were completely booked.

  Ensure you use the past participle form "booked" to describe a state where reservations have already been taken.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I'm afraid we can't take any more reservations tonight because we are ___.

  💡 all tables or rooms are reserved

  Show answer

  fully booked

• Make sure to secure your train tickets now, or they might be ___ by tomorrow.

  💡 sold out, no seats left

  Show answer

  fully booked