In plain English
These are add-on services or items connected with a trip. They are separate from what comes with the basic booking, so you choose whether to include them. They usually cost more.
In context
Here, “Optional Extras” names the section for travel services or items you may choose to add to the basic booking, usually for an extra charge.
- Situation
- Booking flights, choosing fares, seats, baggage, and optional services
- What it communicates
- names the section for extra services that can be added.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say which extras are offered, whether any are selected, or the exact price of each one.
Examples
“We booked the basic fare and skipped the optional extras, including extra baggage and airport transfers, because they cost extra.”
“Under Optional Extras, the couple added travel insurance before paying for the trip.”