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Learning a Language for Travel and Tourism review
A $17.99 ebook on travel language basics, sold with a co-author credential that is not a real degree.
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A traveller wants two things: the fifty phrases that matter and how to say them so they are understood. This ebook promises the approach but, like its siblings, names no language, which means it cannot contain a single phrase you could use in a taxi. That is the whole problem: a travel phrase guide without phrases. Free phrasebooks for specific countries, with audio, are published by tourist boards and app makers. And the credential is invented again: Eight of the nine language titles from this seller credit a different doctor with the very same degree, a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery, and with experience ranging from twenty-four to thirty-eight years. For the price of this file you can buy a real printed phrasebook for the country you are visiting.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Nobody: a phrasebook for your destination costs about the same and has phrases
- Not for
- Travellers who need actual vocabulary for one country
Learning a Language for Travel and Tourism at a glance
The contents are essential phrases for travel, dining, shopping and emergencies, learning quickly from scratch, pronunciation and listening, remembering words while on the move, and cultural points that make communication smoother. It is an instant download of unstated length, sold only through the Digistore24 order form at $17.99 against a printed $47, with a 60-day refund window.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- Essential phrases and vocabulary for travel, dining, shopping, and emergencies; How to learn a new language quickly - even if you’re a complete beginner; Practical tips for improving pronunciation and listening skills; Strategies to remember words and phrases while on the go; Cultural insights that make communication more natural and respectful
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Hina Sarwar
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Elaine Diaz, described as holding a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery with 28 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 326900+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 634094
Travel situations without travel words
Phrases for dining, shopping and emergencies are promised as categories, with no language attached.
Emergency vocabulary in particular is worthless in the abstract.
What a real phrasebook gives you
Printed and app phrasebooks cover one language, with audio and pronunciation guides.
Many tourist boards publish the same material free.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Elaine Diaz with a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery and 28 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across all 84 titles from this seller: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 326900+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Sensible situation categories
- Mentions cultural etiquette
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- Contains no actual phrases in any language
- Printed phrasebooks cost the same or less
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
Learning a Language for Travel and Tourism FAQ
Which language does it teach?
None; it is a method guide without vocabulary.
Is there pronunciation audio?
No audio is mentioned.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Hina Sarwar, with Dr. Elaine Diaz as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
A traveller wants two things: the fifty phrases that matter and how to say them so they are understood. This ebook promises the approach but, like its siblings, names no language, which means it cannot contain a single phrase you could use in a taxi. That is the whole problem: a travel phrase guide without phrases. Free phrasebooks for specific countries, with audio, are published by tourist boards and app makers. And the credential is invented again: Eight of the nine language titles from this seller credit a different doctor with the very same degree, a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery, and with experience ranging from twenty-four to thirty-eight years. For the price of this file you can buy a real printed phrasebook for the country you are visiting.
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