Write a letter of enquiry to the manager of a travel agency about a proposed vacation trip you intend to make to Delhi, Simla and Agra.
Formal Letter Writing.
96, Sonia Apartment,
7G, Rainbow colony,
M.G. Road,
Dharavi,
Mumbai - 400017.
7G, Rainbow colony,
M.G. Road,
Dharavi,
Mumbai - 400017.
The Manager,
The General travel agency,
Mahim (W),
Mumbai - 400 016.
The General travel agency,
Mahim (W),
Mumbai - 400 016.
Subject: Enquiry about a proposed vacation trip to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Respected sir,
I, XYZ, one of the teacher staff of our school. We teachers had a meeting with our Principal. The authorities have agreed to give us the permission to conduct the vacation trip to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Kindly furnish us with the necessary details and the total cost for 500 students and 20 staff members. Also send your quotations for other places.
Eagerly awaiting your reasonable quotation.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
X Y Z.
Difficult Words & Meanings
- Enquiry (Inquiry): An act of asking for information or an official investigation.
- Proposed: Suggested or put forward for consideration or discussion.
- Intend: To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
- Vacation: A period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation.
- Agency: A business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that mediates transactions between two other parties.
- Furnish: To provide or supply someone with something needed or useful.
- Quotations: A formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service.
- Authorities: The people or organizations that have the power to make decisions or give orders.
- Conduct: To organize and carry out an event or activity.
- Reasonable: Fair, sensible, and not excessive.
- Faithfully: (In "Yours faithfully") A formal closing for a letter when the recipient's name is not known (e.g., "Dear Sir/Madam"). It implies loyalty and trustworthiness.
- Staff: All the people employed by a particular organization.
- Principal: The person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, institution, or group (in this case, a school).