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100 Collocations for Travel Mishaps

June 13, 2026

100 Collocations for Travel Mishaps

No. Item Definition
1. airline strike staff walkout disrupts flights
2. alarm didn’t go off alarm failed to ring
3. altitude sickness illness at high elevation
4. ATM ate my card cash machine kept the card
5. bad directions incorrect or unclear route advice
6. bad weather poor conditions for travel
7. baggage claim mix-up confusion collecting checked bags
8. bedbug problem room has biting insects
9. booking error mistake in reservation details
10. border delay slow crossing at border
11. break down stop working during travel
12. bus strike bus staff stop working
13. canceled bus bus service is called off
14. canceled train train service is called off
15. car trouble problems with a vehicle
16. carry-on rejected hand luggage not allowed
17. credit card declined payment card is refused
18. currency mix-up confusion with local money
19. customs delay hold-up at customs control
20. damaged luggage bags arrive broken
21. dead phone phone battery fully drained
22. dehydration lack of enough body fluids
23. delayed arrival late end of a trip
24. delayed departure late start of a trip
25. detour an unexpected alternate route
26. dirty room hotel room is unclean
27. double booking same room booked twice
28. engine trouble mechanical problem with engine
29. entry denied refused permission to enter
30. excess baggage fee charge for heavy luggage
31. flat tire a tire loses air
32. flight cancellation a flight is called off
33. flight delay a plane leaves later
34. flooded road road covered by floodwater
35. fog delay fog causes transport delay
36. food allergy mix-up allergen served by mistake
37. food poisoning illness from contaminated food
38. get lost be unable to find way
39. get stranded be stuck without onward travel
40. GPS failure navigation system stops working
41. guide no-show guide never arrives
42. heatstroke dangerous overheating of body
43. hotel mix-up problem with hotel reservation
44. invalid ticket ticket is not accepted
45. key card failure hotel card does not work
46. language barrier difficulty communicating in language
47. locked out unable to enter your room
48. lose your luggage bags go missing
49. lose your passport misplace your travel document
50. lost baggage checked bags cannot be found
51. lost charger cannot find phone charger
52. lost key cannot find the key
53. lost reservation booking cannot be found
54. map error mistake on a map
55. miss a connection fail to catch next transport
56. miss a flight fail to board the plane
57. miss the bus arrive too late to board
58. miss the ferry arrive too late for ferry
59. miss the train arrive too late to board
60. miss your stop fail to get off
61. mugging robbery by force
62. no signal no mobile network connection
63. no vacancy no rooms available
64. out of cash have no money left
65. overbooked flight too many passengers booked
66. oversleep sleep later than intended
67. overweight baggage bags exceed weight limit
68. passport expired travel document no longer valid
69. pickpocketing theft from pockets or bags
70. power outage electricity stops working
71. quarantine delay health rules slow entry
72. rip-off taxi taxi that overcharges
73. road closure road is shut
74. roadblock barrier stopping road travel
75. room not ready hotel room unavailable yet
76. rough crossing uncomfortable trip by boat
77. run out of gas use all the fuel
78. scam dishonest trick for money
79. seasickness nausea from boat movement
80. seat mix-up confusion over assigned seat
81. snowed in unable to leave due snow
82. stolen phone phone taken by thief
83. stolen wallet wallet taken by a thief
84. storm delay weather causes late travel
85. sunburn skin burned by sun
86. ticket machine error machine fails selling tickets
87. time zone mix-up confusion about local time
88. train strike rail staff stop working
89. travel companion sick person with you gets ill
90. traveler’s diarrhea stomach illness while traveling
91. turbulence rough movement during flight
92. visa problem issue with entry permission
93. wrong bus board an incorrect bus
94. wrong flight board an incorrect flight
95. wrong gate incorrect boarding gate
96. wrong hotel arrive at incorrect hotel
97. wrong platform incorrect train departure area
98. wrong terminal incorrect airport building
99. wrong train board an incorrect train
100. wrong turn turn onto incorrect route
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