Coursebook Flashcards
Affluent
Having a lot of money and a good standard of living
Cater for
To provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants
Charter
The hiring of a plane, boat etc
Consumer boom
A period characterized by Strong consumer demand
Date back to
To have existed since a particular time in the past for the length of time mentioned
Current
Happening now
Demography
The changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes
FIT
fully independent Traveller,
Foreign independent tour
Inward investement
Money that is invested in a particular country from outside it
Level off
To stop rising or falling and remain horizontal
To stay st a steady level of development or progress after a period of sharp rises or falls
Outbound
Travelling from a place rather than arriving in it
Inbound
Travelling towards a place rather than leaving it
Recharge your batteries
To get back your strength and energy
Segment
A part of a circle separated from the rest by a single line
Surge
To suddenly increase in value
Vertical axis
Going straight up or down
Horizontal axis
Going across or parallel to the ground
Link
A connection from a word or image on a webpage to another webpage
Font
The size and style of text displayed on a computer screen
Bandwidth
The amount of data that can be transmitted at one time
Crash
Stop working completely
Cursor
A moving mark or arrow to navigate around a computer screen
Layout
The way text and images are set out on a page
Menu
A list of choices which appears on a computer screen
Home page
The first page of a website
Scroll
Move information up or down on a screen
Load
Transfer a program or webpage from s remote server to s computer
Format
To prepare a computer or disk so that data can be recorded on it
Host
The main computer in a network that controls or supplies information to other computers that are connected to it
Hype
To advertise something a lot and exaggerate its good qualities, in order to get a lot of public attention for it
Innovative
Introducing or using new ideas, ways of doing something etc
Post
A message sent to a discussion group on the Internet
Publicity
Free content about a person or a company that appears in the media
Ranking
The position of somebody/something on a scale that shows how good or important they are
Scroll
To move text on a computer screen up or down so that you can read different parts of it
Social network
A social networking site or app through which users can communicate with each other by adding information, messages, images, etc
Update
To make something more modern by adding new parts
Brand awareness
The name of hotel is easily recognized
Brand image
Guests know exactly what to expect
Brand loyalty
Guests will keep coming back
Balance sheet
A written statement showing the amount of money and property that a company has and listing what has been received and paid out
Clientele
All the customers or clients
Comply with
To obey a rule, an order etc
Earmark
To decide that something will be used for a particular purpose or to state that something will happen to somebody in the future
Fixtures
In a hotel
Things such as bath/bathtub or a toilet that you do not have to take with you
Franchise
Formal permission given by a company to somebody who wants to sell its goods or services in s particular area
Occupancy
The act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land
Overhead
Above your head, in the sky
Overlook
If a building overlooks a place, you can see that place from The building
Permit
An official document that gives somebody the right to do something, especially for a limited period of time
Refurbishment
The act or process of cleaning and decorating a room, building etc in order to make it more attractive, more useful etc
Renovate
To repair and paint and old building, piece of furniture etc so that it is in good condition again
Start-up
A company that is just beginning to operate
Biodiversity
The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment
Disembark
To leave a vehicle, especially s ship or an aircraft, at the end of a journey
Disposal
The sale of part of a business, property etc
Ecosystem
All the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment
Endangered species
At risk of no longer existing
Garbage
Waste food, paper that you throw away
Indigenous
Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
Influx
The fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
Leakage
An amount of liquid or gas escaping through a home in something
Recycling
The process of treating things that have already been used so that they can be used again
Siphon
To move a liquid from one container to another
Stakeholder
A person or company that is involved in a particular organization, project, system etc especially because they have invested money in it
Aircraft Stands
Places where aircrafts are waiting for passengers
Benchmark
Something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
Bump up
To increase or raise something
Carrier
A company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air
Cart
A small vehicle with wheels that can be pushed or pulled along and used for carrying things like baggage
conveyor
A person that carries something
Ground handling crew
Obsługa naziemna
Hold
The part of a ship or plane where the goods being carried are stored
Hub
The central and most important part of a particular place or activity
Landing charges
A fee paid by an aircraft to an airport company for landing at a particular airport
Landside
Uzytkowa czesc lotniska
Pay-as-you-go
Connected with a system of paying for a service just before you use it rather than paying for it later
Pax
A person
Per pax
Screening
examining large number of people or things eg luggage
Slot
A time or an opportunity for somebody/something
Turnaround times
The amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one
Break even
A time when a company or piece of business earns just enough money to pay for its costs
Niche
An opportunity to sell a particular product to a particular group of people
