Information desk

How it is used

Usually marked with an i sign. Travellers go there to ask about transport to the city, lost items, terminal changes or announcements. At stations it may be called a travel centre, and in towns tourist information.

Example sentences

1. Ask at the information desk; they'll know which bus goes to the centre.

2. Mr Wilson, please come to the information desk in the arrivals hall.

Common collocations

• ask at the information desk
• airport information desk
• tourist information
• help desk

Related terms

• terminalA large building at an airport, or at a bus, train or ferry station, where passengers check in, wait, depart and arrive.
• lost and foundA place, office or service where items that people have left behind are kept until their owners collect them.
• shuttle busA bus that runs back and forth on a short, fixed route, for example between airport terminals, car parks, hotels and the city.
• directionsInstructions that tell you how to get to a place, such as which way to go, where to turn and how far it is.

More terms: At the Airport

• departures
• arrivals
• departure lounge
• duty-free
• departures board
• currency exchange