excursion ticket

American  

noun

1. a round-trip ticket at a reduced fare, often for use within a limited period of time.

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Etymology

Origin of excursion ticket

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

A round-trip excursion ticket between New York and Luxembourg costs $259 in the peak season and requires no minimum stay.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had to own up that I had walked out to save money, and that I was travelin' on an excursion ticket 'cause it was cheap—and so on.

From They of the High Trails by Garland, Hamlin

Have sold my excursion ticket and will stay awhile.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

I have very little to tell concerning the remaining days which the conditions of George Gilbert's excursion ticket left him free to enjoy in London.

From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

A friend helped me to purchase an excursion ticket to Atlanta, Ga., where was being held the Cotton-States and International Exposition.

From Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements by Washington, Booker T.