General Info Flashcards
An official travel reference might use as a heading for passports, visas ect.
Entry Requirments / Documentation
general heading might a travel reference source use for vaccinations and diseases.
Health Requirements
Country’s monetary unit
Currency
The amount of luggage permitted to a traveller by an airline, cruise line or railroad.
Baggage Allowance
A list of allowable items and the maximum dollar amount values of goods that a traveller may bring home duty free.
Customs Regulations
How many states are in US?
50 states
A canadian passport is valid for how many yrs?
5 or 10 yrs
How many time zones in Canada?
6 time zones
Cozumel is an island belonging to what country?
Mexico
Who in Canada is authorized to issue an international Driver’s License?
CAA
Who in Canada is authorized to issue ISIC(international student identity cards)?
Travel Cuts
What is difference between passport & visa?
passport is identification document issued by one’s own country and visa is a permit to enter a foreign country issued by the government of that country.
What is the maximum weight allowed for checked baggage in general?
24kg (2baggages) = total 48kg
The united kingdom is comprised of which countries?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island
A Canadian returning home from a 2week trip abroad is permitted a personal exemption of $ ______ without paying duty.
$800
Pousadas are a unique form of accommodation specific to what country?
Portugal
The one hour time zones coincide with every ___ degrees of longitude.
15 degrees
Time at zero degrees is known as..
Greenwich Mean Time
For every 15 degrees east of GMT, local time goes _____ one hr and for every 15 degrees west of GMT, local time goes _______ one hr.
ahead, back
When travellers cross this line they will either gain or lose a day.
International date line/ eastbound : gain, westbound: lose a day
At any given time how many calendar days in effect in the world?
2 calendar days
In US, Places do not observe switch to daylight savings time
Indiana, Parts of Arizona, Province of Saskatchewan and Mexico
How many time zones Canada spans?
6 Time zones
What are 6 time zones in Canada?
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, Newfoundland
Howe many time zones in North America?
2time zones: Alaskan, Hawaiian
What is the language that is most widely spoken in the world?
Mandarin -> English
What is the most religion in the world?
Christianity -> Islam
