A travel class is a quality of accommodation on public transport. The accommodation could be a seat or a cabin for example. Higher travel classes are designed to be more comfortable and are typically more expensive.
Italian passenger carriage, showing a "2" denoting second class
Travel class illustrations at the beginning of the 20th century. Representations of the station restaurants of the first and second classes (left) and third class (right). Reliefs of the Iml train station of Metz, France.
The highest class of seating available on the ÖBB Railjet
Dubai Tram Gold Section
First class is a travel class on some passenger airliners intended to be more luxurious than business class, premium economy, and economy class. Originally all planes offered only one class of service, with a second class appearing first in 1955 when TWA introduced two different types of service on its Super Constellations.
A First Class seat on board a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER
First class seat on an Emirates Boeing 777-200LR
A First Class seat on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
Etihad Airways' "The Residence" suite. Each of Etihad's ten Airbus A380s have a single "Residence" installed in addition to standard first class suites.