Definition of Terms Flashcards

1
Q

total time spent in the air

A

Actual flying time

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2
Q

document that usually issued by airline that indicates a passenger’s assigned seat for a flight

A

Boarding Pass

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3
Q

The first or only letters of the bare basis code

A

Booking CLasses

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4
Q

alphanumeric code used to identify and document a booking

A

Confirmation Number

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5
Q

Reservation made by a guest that is confirmed by the hotel

A

Confirmed Reservation

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6
Q

two or more tickets used on a single itinerary

A

Conjunction Tickets

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7
Q

portion of airline ticket collected from the passengers at time of boarding

A

Coupon

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8
Q

pre-paid voucher which can be exchanged for goods/services

A

Coupon

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9
Q

Any printed voucher providing for free or reduced cost service/good

A

Coupon

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10
Q

informal document indication company has specific dollar amount credit with another

A

credit memo

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11
Q

voucher given by airline when flight is overbooked to passengers who volunteer to take alter flights

A

DBC

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12
Q

informal invoice from a supplier showing an additional amount due

A

debit memo

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13
Q

flight between two places w/ single flight number

will make one or more stops between the two places

A

Direct Flight

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14
Q

practice of booking and confirming two or more reservations when only one will be used

A

Double Booking

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15
Q

flight with two place changes

A

Double Connection

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16
Q

aimed at making the organization smaller

A

Downsizing

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17
Q

by selling various product lines

A

“Spinning Off”

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18
Q

Unethical practice of making more than one reservation for a travelers trip

A

DUP Booking (Duplicate Booking)

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19
Q

actual number of minimum hours a flight takes

A

Elapsed Flying Time

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20
Q

computerized system w/ no physical ticket/boarding pass generated

A

Electronic Ticketing

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21
Q

Trip for education of travel professionals sponsored by travel companies

A

FAM Tour (Familiarization Tour)

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22
Q

specific fare for a ticket at a designated level of service

A

Fare basis

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23
Q

number of flights by a given airline

A

Frequency

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24
Q

extra fee charged because of fuel shortages

A

Fuel Surcharge

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25
Q

first point entry into a country

A

Gateway

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26
Q

what is GSA

A

General Sales Agent

27
Q

reservation held all night

A

Guaranteed Reservation

28
Q

home base

A

hub

29
Q

surrounding airports into hub

A

spokes

30
Q

conference whose members are international airline

A

IATA

31
Q

child under two years old

A

Infant

32
Q

agreements between two airlines that share ticketing, transference of passengers

A

Interline Agreement

33
Q

portion of PNR that includes flights, surface segments….

A

Itinerary Field

34
Q

reference number given on a travel booking

A

Locator

35
Q

document listing the contents of a shipment or that passengers

A

Manifest

36
Q

airline service where an attendant meets a passenger and help

A

Meet-And-Assist

37
Q

system of measurement for frequent flyer program

A

Mileage

38
Q

least amount of time allowed for change of planes

A

Minimum Connecting Time

39
Q

passenger who doesn’t arrive for a flight

A

No show

40
Q

trip with origin and two other cities and travel between one city pair

A

Open Jaw

41
Q

seats are not assigned, first-come basis

A

Open Seating

42
Q

airline ticket with no date specified

A

Open Segment

43
Q

date by which payment must be made to secure a reservation

A

Option Date

44
Q

file on GDS containing info relating to specific booking

A

Passenger Name Record

45
Q

portion of PNR: travel agency’s name, destinations contact numbers

A

Phone Field

46
Q

to ensure codes is recorded correctly

A

Phonetic Alphabet

47
Q

distance between the rows of seats

A

Pitch

48
Q

what is POE

A

Point of Embarkation

49
Q

fares between two cities

A

Point to Point

50
Q

service between two cities only

A

Point to Point

51
Q

leasing of any more of transportation

A

Private Charter

52
Q

packaged trip utilizing non-scheduled transportation purchased by public

A

Public Charter

53
Q

to check again

A

Reconfirm

54
Q

alphanumeric string which serves as a unique identifier of booking

A

Record Locator

55
Q

automated identification of a passenger assigned row number and seat on flight

A

Seat Assignment

56
Q

someone who buys ticket on a plane just before it is about to leave

A

Stand-by passenger

57
Q

central part of airport

A

Terminal

58
Q

portion of PNR: indicates date ticket was issued…

A

Ticket Date Field

59
Q

electronic ticketing

A

Ticketless Travel

60
Q

children over five and under twelve

A

Unaccompanied Minor

61
Q

written permission of a government for traveler’s entry

A

Visa

62
Q

roster of names

A

Wait list

63
Q

aircraft w/ two aisles

A

Wide Body Aircraft