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TRAVELERS GLOSSARY

 

TRAVELERS GLOSSARY
 


Most tour operators try to make their brochures as attrac­tive, informative and under­standable as possible; however, in reading these brochures you will undoubtedly encounter some terminology that is unfa­miliar to you.
To assist you, here’s a glos­sary covering some of the ter­minology most frequently used in travel brochures. Your travel agent can give you further details on these and any other unfamiliar terms.
Tours
A tour can be defined as a trip taken by a group of people who travel together and follow a pre-planned itinerary. Most tours include accommodations, a number of meals, sightsee­ing, land transportation, and/or other transportation, plus the services of a professional tour manager or escort who accom­panies the group.
Vacation Packages
Vacation packages are de­signed for those traveling independently. They include a combination of two or more travel services (e.g. hotel ac­commodations, car rental, air transportation) that are of­fered at a “package price.” Many vacation packages offer a choice of components and op­tions, thereby enabling you to customize the package to your tastes, interests and/or budget.
Accommodations
Single Room: A room with one bed for one person.
Twin Room: A room with two beds for two people.
Double Room: A room for two persons with a double bed.
Triple Room: A room for three persons, usually consisting of twin beds (or double bed) plus a roll-away cot.
Service Charges and Taxes: Service charges are a fixed per­centage automatically added to room and meal charges. Taxes are set by the city, state or federal government.
Ocean Front: A room directly facing the ocean.
Ocean View: A room from which it is possible to secure a view of the ocean (usually lo­cated on the side of the hotel).
Air Transportation
Connecting Flight: A segment of an ongoing trip which requires a change of aircraft, but not necessarily a change of airline.
Direct Flight: A flight on which passengers do not have to change planes, but may involve one or more stops en route.
Non-stop Flight: Service be­tween two points with no scheduled stop en route.
Add-on Fare: The cost of air travel from a domestic city to another domestic city from which the tour/vacation pack­age originates and vice versa.
Baggage Allowance: The weight or volume of bag­gage that may be carried by a passenger without additional charge.
Car Rental
Drop-off Charge: Fee charged by a car rental company to defray the cost of returning the vehicle to its original location.
Value Added Tax (VAT): Tax imposed by governmental authority.
Conditions
Force Majeure: An event or ef­fect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled (such as storms or war).
Documents
Passport: An official govern­ment document certifying identity and citizenship and granting permission to travel abroad.
Visa: An official authorization appended to a passport per­mitting travel to and within a particular country.
Vouchers: Documents issued by tour operators to be ex­changed for accommodations, sightseeing and other services.
Meals
Continental Breakfast: Usually consists of bread, rolls, butter, jam and tea or coffee.
AP (American Plan): Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
MAP (Modified American Plan): Includes breakfast and dinner.


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6.      Reconfirmation: Schedule changes are quite common today. We urge you to re-check exact flight times prior to departure and prior to your return.
 
7.      Package Trips: If you book a trip, we must collect the tour operator's or cruise line’s deposit when reservations are made. The amount of the deposit, the refund allowed, and the times for canceling vary according to the tour operator or cruise line. We do not endorse or recommend any particular tour operator or cruise line; our role is strictly limited to facilitating the booking. After you finish your booking, we will send you any agreement required by the travel services supplier, along with a request that you sign that agreement and return it to us. In the event of any inconsistency between that agreement and this agreement, the latter shall govern.
 
8.      Charter Trips: If your package trip involves a charter flight, or if your vacation involves an air-on1y charter night, federal regulations require that you also sign the charter operator's participant agreement, which will be mailed to you. It is extremely important that you realize that, for charters:
a.       Departure rimes (both going and returning) can change at the last minute. These delays legally can be as much as 48 hours (approximately two days late).
b.      Your flight may be advertised as non-stop; however, the operator may legally change the routing and make intermediate stops at the last minute.
c.       The charter operator may 1egally-substitute types of aircraft and even airline at the last minute. Charter aircraft are generally not as comfortable as the scheduled aircraft.
d.      The charter operator generally takes no responsibility for baggage It is not unusual to have luggage misplaced.
e.       Charter trips have very stiff cancellation penalties. No one plans a trip with the idea of canceling; however, sometimes that becomes necessary and you must understand what to expect or not to expect in the way of refunds.
f.        Usually, no frequent flier miles are accrued.
g.       Advance seat assignments are frequently not available.
 
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