Full board - what is it?

People who often travel to different countries usually have specific tourist concepts, from travel insurance to hotel meals. However, if you are going to travel abroad for the first time, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with such moments in advance, especially if you are planning to visit a country where people speak a foreign language for us.

From this article you will learn about what the concept of "full board" means, what types of meals exist and which one is better to choose when going to rest abroad.

Types of hotel catering

In modern hotels the most popular types of food are such as breakfast, half board and full board, as well as all-inclusive. It is sometimes difficult for a beginner to understand these subtleties, so we offer you a brief guide on the services provided by foreign hotels.

1. Only breakfast, or Bed and Breakfast (BB) , which means "bed and breakfast" in English, is the simplest food scheme. Guests are invited to visit the restaurant of the hotel in order to have breakfast, while they will be able to eat during the day in any other place in the city. Of great importance is the level of the hotel: in different places, breakfast can mean coffee with a croissant, a buffet or a full breakfast with hot dishes.
2. Half board , or Half Board (HB) - type of food, which involves breakfast and dinner at the hotel. This is quite convenient, because choosing half board, you can spend the whole day on excursions, walks around the city, relax on the beach or ski (depending on the place of rest), without going back to the hotel to have lunch. Most of the tourists on the half-board prefer dining at lunch time to get acquainted with the local cuisine.
3. Full board , or Full Board (FB) - includes three or four meals a day. It is fully included in the price of the hotel. Breakfast, lunch (lunch), lunch and dinner are served as regular meals in the restaurant, unlike All Inclusive. Also, guests with food are offered alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
4. All inclusive , All Inclusive or Ultra All Inclusive (AI, AL or UAL) is the most popular package of hotel services. It implies, in addition to a full meal (breakfast, lunch, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, late dinner), as well as the possibility of using the mini-bar in the room. Food is served most often in the form of a buffet, so that everyone can choose the dishes to their liking. At the same time in various hotels the term "all inclusive" is interpreted in different ways, for example, they can turn off this service at night.

What is included in the full board?

The boarding system is most convenient for guests. As mentioned above, it assumes a standard three-times-a-day meal plan plus lunch. Also there is the concept of "extended full board" - this means additional inclusion in the tariff feed during meals alcoholic beverages, most often local production. However, when choosing a full board as a type of food, remember that unlike All Inclusive with a buffet, this is a limited amount of food that you might not like, especially if it's a local cuisine. Therefore, it is better to determine with hotel meals in advance, depending on your own preferences and health status. It is easy to do this: by contacting any travel agency, you have the opportunity to immediately determine the type of food, and if necessary, ask the manager what type of food the full board has and what it includes in a particular case.