Vocabulary

Question 1

Back Drape

Answer 1

A drape, curtain or fabric panel that provides a soft, colorful background for a speaker or stage presentation.

Question 2

Back Light

Answer 2

1) a light source that illuminates any transparent or translucent material from behind.
2) a lighting instrument used behind and above a presenter to give more depth and better image to video projection or recording.

Question 3

Back of the House

Answer 3

A term used in hotels to refer to areas for staff only, as opposed to the front of the house

Question 4

Backbone

Answer 4

A permanently installed series of copper wire or fiber optic cabling that provides the main infrastructure for transmitting voice, data, and video signals within a facility.

Question 5

Backdrop

Answer 5

Drapes, curtain or fabric panels at the back of a stage, speaker’s table, or exhibit booth/stand.

Question 6

Backline Equipment

Answer 6

Equipment such as amplifiers and sound equipment required by musicians in order to perform at an engagement, often rented by the event organizer.

Question 7

Backwall

Answer 7

1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter, booth/stand/exhibit or inline.
2) panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area

Question 8

Balance sheet

Answer 8

A financial status at a given time (includes liabilities, assets, etc.)

Question 9

Bandwidth

Answer 9

The data transmission rate in an information channel such as a telephone line, ISDN, or Ethernet. Higher bandwidths means that images and sounds will be transferred faster for use in videoconference or video streaming.

Question 10

Bank Guarantee Cash Deposit

Answer 10

Payable by the exhibitor to the forwarder, customs agent, or official authorities in place of a temporary import bond to ensure the amount requested is the minimum amount of import duties and taxes that would be paid in case of final import.

Question 11

Banquet

Answer 11

An elaborate, and often ceremonial, dinner for numerous people, often in honor of a particular person or persons.

Question 12

Banquet Captain

Answer 12

Person in charge of banquet service at food functions. For small functions, also serves as maitre d. For larger functions, may be responsible for a specific area of the dining room.

Question 13

Banquet event order

Answer 13

BEO. A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room setup.

Question 14

Banquet manager

Answer 14

A person in charge of banquet services.

Question 15

Banquet round

Answer 15

Round table used for meal service. Depending in diameter can comfort ally seat 12. A round for 8 is usually 60 inches in diameter. A round for 10 is usually 72 inches in diameter. Rounds that’s are 66 are typically used for 8-10 persons.

Question 16

Banquet Setup

Answer 16

1) Seating arrangement where typically a grouping of rounds is set in such a way as to facilitate the serving of food, most often a hexagonal or square pattern.
2) function room set up and tear down, see HOUSEMAN.

Question 17

Bare Booth/Stand

Answer 17

Booth/stand with no services or facilities, meaning that these all have to be hired at an additional cost.

Question 18

Barn door

Answer 18

Movable hinged flap used of stance lights to control light spill

Question 19

Barrier-Free

Answer 19

Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public area within a building.

Question 20

Base Currency

Answer 20

Currency in which all offices business transactions will take place.

Question 21

Base plate

Answer 21

Plate used under bowl, glass, condiments and so forth.

Question 22

Batten

Answer 22

BATS. lengths of pipes from Which scenery, curtains, and lights can be hung.

Question 23

Beaded screen

Answer 23

Type if screen with highly reflective surface used for front protection

Question 24

Bed tax

Answer 24

See TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX

Question 25

Bell captain

Answer 25

A hotel employee who supervises the work of staff whose primary responsibility is to carry luggage, run errands, etc.

Question 26

Bermuda Plan

Answer 26

Hotel accomodations with full american-Style breakfast included in the rate.

See also: AMERICAN PLAN, CONTINENTAL PLAN, DEMI-PENSION, EUROPEAN PLAN, MODIFIED AMERICAN PLAN

Question 27

Bid

Answer 27

A proposal submitted by a convention & visitors buerau and/or hotel(s) or other suppliers to an event organizer that includes detailed specifications (such as dates, rate, concessions, etc.)

Question 28

Bill of Lading

Answer 28

B/L
A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company under which freight is to be moved between specific points for a specified charge.
Serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage, and a receipt of goods.

See: WAYBILL, INLAND BILL OF LADING, THROUGH BILL OF LADING

Question 29

Billing Weight

Answer 29

Generally refers to airfreight and van line shipments. The billing weight is the number upon which freight charges are based. The billing weight will be the actual weight or the dimensional weight, whichever is greater.

Question 30

Black Light

Answer 30

Ultraviolet lighting that when applied causes phophorescent paints to glow.

Question 31

Black Tie

Answer 31

Required dress attire: dinner jacket, bow tie and cummerbund for the men and formal evening dress for the women. May include national dress.
In the US and Canada, Black tie indicates Tuxedo.
“Black tie optional” means that formal dress is preferred but not required.

Question 32

Blind Commission

Answer 32

A commission that is paid by a hotel to a third party that reimburses for services and comes out of the hotel sleeping room rate, but is not disclosed to the guests or the event organizer.

Example: Expedia rates. They pay $120 and the hotel keeps $100

Question 33

Blue Laws

Answer 33

In the US, state or local laws that regular the types of businesses that must be closed, or the types of products that may not be sold on Sundays.

Typically alcohol.

Question 34

Blueline

Answer 34

Final proof copy for client’s approval before printing. Also referred to as a PROOF.

Question 35

BMI

Answer 35

Broadcast Music Incorporated. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the US. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.

Question 36

Boardroom

Answer 36

A room set permanently in a conrference configuration, generally with a fixed table and executive seating.

Question 37

Boardroom Set-Up

Answer 37

Seating arrangement in which rectable or oval shaped tables are set up with chairs on both sides and ends. Often confused with HOLLOW SQUARESET-UP. <– IT IS NOT

Question 38

Bonded Warehouse

Answer 38

A warehouse authorized by customs authorities for storage of goods on which payment of duties is deffered until the good are removed.

Question 39

Bonding

Answer 39

The purchase, for a premium, of a guarantee of protection for a supplier or customer. In the hospitality industry, certain bonding programs are mandatory.