travel in style

Meaning

This expression means to travel in a very comfortable, luxurious, or fashionable way, often involving first-class tickets, high-end hotels, or expensive vehicles. It is typically used in a casual or slightly envious tone when talking about high-budget trips or special upgrades. It can also refer to dressing elegantly while traveling.

Examples

• They rented a luxury limousine to make sure they traveled in style to the gala.

  They rented a luxury limousine to make sure they traveled in style to the gala.

• If you win the lottery, you can finally travel in style and fly first class everywhere.

  If you win the lottery, you can finally travel in style and fly first class everywhere.

• She loves to travel in style, always staying at five-star boutique hotels.

  She loves to travel in style, always staying at five-star boutique hotels.

• We upgraded our train tickets to business class so we could travel in style.

  We upgraded our train tickets to business class so we could travel in style.

• Instead of backpacking, this year we decided to save up and travel in style.

  Instead of backpacking, this year we decided to save up and travel in style.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They traveled with style.

  ✓ They traveled in style.

  The correct preposition for this idiom is 'in', not 'with'.

• ✗ She wants to travel in a stylish way.

  ✓ She wants to travel in style.

  While 'stylish way' is grammatically correct, 'travel in style' is the established, idiomatic expression for luxury travel.

Related Expressions

Practice

• For their honeymoon, they decided to splurge and travel ___ style.

  💡 Use the correct preposition for this idiom.

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  in

• You don't need to spend a fortune to travel in ___; just dress well and plan ahead.

  💡 This noun completes the idiom.

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  style