have a safe trip

Meaning

This expression is used to wish someone well before they begin a journey. It is a warm, polite way to show you care about their safety while traveling. You can say it to friends, family, or colleagues when they are leaving for a vacation or business trip.

Examples

• Text me when you get to the hotel, and have a safe trip!

  Text me when you get to the hotel, and have a safe trip!

• Are you all packed? Great, have a safe trip!

  Are you all packed? Great, have a safe trip!

• Have a safe trip back to Chicago, and thanks for visiting.

  Have a safe trip back to Chicago, and thanks for visiting.

• We should leave for the airport now; have a safe trip, everyone!

  We should leave for the airport now; have a safe trip, everyone!

• Goodbye, have a safe trip, and don't forget to take lots of photos.

  Goodbye, have a safe trip, and don't forget to take lots of photos.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Make a safe trip!

  ✓ Have a safe trip!

  Learners often translate literally from their native language using "make" or "do" instead of the natural English collocation "have".

• ✗ Have a safety trip.

  ✓ Have a safe trip.

  "Safe" is the adjective needed to describe the noun "trip". "Safety" is a noun and cannot modify "trip" in this context.

Related Expressions

Practice

• You are leaving for Paris today? Oh, ___!

  💡 Wish them well before their journey.

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  have a safe trip

• Goodbye, mom! ___ and call me when you land.

  💡 A common phrase to say at the airport.

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  Have a safe trip