Meaning & use
full board holidays
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Meaning
phrasepluralBritish
vacations where the price includes a room and all meals at the hotel
Grammar: Used as a plural noun phrase; the singular is 'a full board holiday'.
Patterns
- go on full board holidays
- book a full board holiday
- full board holidays include meals
They prefer full board holidays because they don't want to worry about finding restaurants.
Full board holidays often cost more but save you money on food.
The travel agency offers full board holidays in Spain and Greece.
Word forms
| singular | full board holiday |
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Common combinations
- full board accommodation
- The hotel offers full board accommodation with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- full board package
- We booked a full board package for our week in the mountains.
- full board basis
- The price is on a full board basis, so all meals are included.
- all-inclusive full board
- Their all-inclusive full board deal also covers drinks.
Synonyms and how they differ
- all-inclusive
- All-inclusive usually means all meals plus drinks and sometimes activities, while full board strictly means three meals a day.
- American plan
- This is the American English term for a hotel rate that includes all meals; full board is the British equivalent.
Opposites
Word family
- half board noun
- a hotel rate that includes breakfast and one other meal
- board noun
- meals provided at a hotel or school
Commonly confused: full board holidays or half board?
full board holidays vs half board
Half board includes only breakfast and one other meal, while full board includes all three meals.
Practice
What does 'full board' mean in a holiday context?
Choose one answer.
'Full board' means the hotel provides all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). 'Only breakfast' would be 'bed and breakfast', and 'no meals' or 'cook your own' would be self-catering.
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