🎧 TP Audio Magazine – A1

Many parents travel with their children on Ryanair planes. They want to sit next to their child on the flight. But Ryanair makes them pay extra money.

The price is £8 for each seat. Parents must pay this money. If they don’t pay, they sit far away. The child sits alone.

Now the government is looking at this rule. They want to check if it is fair. Many people say it is not good.

Ryanair says the rule is OK. They say parents can choose. But many parents are not happy. They think families should sit together. They don’t want to pay extra money.

A tourist went to Rome for a holiday. She wanted to buy ice cream. She went to a shop near a famous place.

She asked for two ice creams. The shop worker gave her the ice creams. Then he added extra food. He did not ask her first. He did not tell her the price.

When she got the bill, she was very surprised. The price was €44! This is very expensive for two ice creams. The extra food cost a lot of money.

The woman was shocked. She did not want the extra food. But she had to pay. Many tourists have problems like this in Rome. People say be careful in tourist shops.

A beach in Italy has a new rule. People cannot bring their own umbrellas now. Only some people can use umbrellas.

Old people can bring umbrellas. Families with small children can bring umbrellas too. But other people cannot. They must sit in the sun.

Why is there this rule? Last year there was a big fire. The fire started with beach umbrellas. Many people were hurt. So now the beach has new rules.

Many visitors are angry. They don’t like the new rule. They say the beach is too hot. They need umbrellas for shade. But the beach says the rule keeps people safe.

There are new rules at European borders. Travelers must give their fingerprints. They must take photos. This takes a long time.

Many people wait at airports for hours. The lines are very long. People miss their planes. This is a big problem.

Experts say the problems will continue. Maybe for two years! The airports need new machines. They need more workers. But this takes time.

Many people are worried about their holidays. They don’t want to wait for hours. They want to travel easily. Some people choose different countries now. They go to places without these new rules.

American Airlines has vending machines in some lounges. These machines sell food and drinks. People can buy snacks and water.

Before, lounges had workers. The workers gave people food and drinks. It was free. Now some lounges only have machines. People must pay for everything.

Some travelers think this is not nice. They pay a lot of money for lounge access. They want free food and drinks. They want workers, not machines.

But other people don’t mind. They say the machines are fast. They say the food is OK. People have different opinions. American Airlines says they are testing the idea.