Wort des Tages
7 July 2026
excursion fare
A fare for travel by land, air, or water which is less expensive than the regular fare, and which usually depends on special conditions, such as round-trip travel, payment in advance, or restrictions in duration of stay.
Warum dieses Wort
The discount is not generosity, it is yield management: conditions like advance payment and a fixed return date fence off the cheap seats so business travellers who need flexibility keep paying full price. Same logic behind off-peak rail tickets.
In use
She's on an excursion fare, so if she misses that Sunday return she's buying a whole new ticket at the counter price.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.