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- 1R
- 1L
a
- À La Carte Bar
- Accessible Travel
- AccorHotels
- Add-On
- ADR
- Advance Purchase Excursion
- Advance Purchase Requirement
- Aerobridge
- Affinity Card
- Aft
- Air Bridge
- Aircrew
- Airline
- Airline Call Sign
- Airline Code
- Airline Alliance
- Airline Designator
- Airline Hub
- Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Airport Code
- Airport Porter
- Airport Designator
- All Call
- Allemansrätten
- Allophilia
- Ambassador
- Amenity
- Amenity Kit
- American Breakfast
- American Plan
- Amidships
- Ancillary Purchase
- APEX
- APR
- Apron
- ARC
- Archipelago
- Arm the Doors
- Athwartships
- Autopilot
- Average Daily Rate
- Average Published Rate
b
- B&B
- Back-to-Back Ticketing
- Base
- Base Fare
- Bed & Breakfast
- Bed Tax
- Bellboy
- Bellhop
- Bellman
- Bid
- Black Tourism
- Blackout Date
- Blue Juice
- Blue Room
- Boarding Gate
- Boarding Pass
- BoB
- Booking Code
- Booking Reference Number
- Bottle to Throttle
- Boutique Hotel
- Bow
- Bridge
- Bulkhead
- Bulkhead Seat
- Bump
- Buy on Board
c
- Cabin
- Cabin Pressure
- Call Sign
- Cancellation Fee
- Capacity-Controlled Fare
- Cape
- Carrier
- Carry-Aboard
- Carry-On
- Cash Bar
- Catholic
- Cay
- Chancery
- Change of Equipment
- Change of Gauge
- Change Fee
- Checked Baggage
- Citizen
- Clear-Air Turbulence
- Cockpit
- Codeshare
- Commute
- Competitive Travel
- Concierge
- Concourse
- Confirmation Code
- Confluence
- Conflux
- Consul
- Consul-General
- Consulate
- Consulate-General
- Continental Breakfast
- Continental Plan
- Control Tower
- Conventional Travel
- Cosmopolitan
- Couchsurfing
- Crash Pad
- Crosscheck
- Crotch Watch
- Crumb Crunchers
- Cultural Travel
d
- Dark Tourism
- Dauntless
- Deadhead
- Decompression
- Demi-Pension
- Demonym
- Dépaysement
- Deplane
- Diaspora
- Diplomatic Mission
- Direct Flight
- Disaster Tourism
- Doom Tourism
- Dromomania
e
- Early Check-In
- Eco-Conscious Travel
- Eco-Friendly Travel
- Ecotourism
- Embassy
- Enplane
- Enplanement
- Equipment
- Equipment Change
- Estuary
- Ethno-Tourism
- European Plan
- Extended Stay
f
- Familymoon
- Fare Basis Code
- Fare Rule
- FBC
- Ferry Flight
- Fika
- Final Boarding Call
- Flagging
- Flâneur
- Flâneuse
- Flashpacker
- Flight Crew
- Flight Deck
- Fore
- Frequent Guest
- Frequent Guest Program
- Frequent Traveler Program
- Frequent Flier
- Frequent Flier Program
- Frequent Lodger
- Frequent Lodger Program
- Full American Plan
- Full Board
- Full Pension
- Funnel Flight
- Fuselage
g
- Galley
- Gap-Packer
- Gap Year
- Gate
- Gate Lice
- Gateway City
- George
- Geotourism
- Ghetto Tourism
- Greenwich Meridian
- Grief Tourism
- Groin Scan
- Ground Stop
- Group Rate
- Groupie
h
- Half Board
- Half-Pension
- Hidden City Ticketing
- Hiraeth
- Holding Pattern
- Hotel Porter
- House Limit
- Hub
- Hub Airport
i
- IATA
- ICAO
- IDL
- Illegal
- In-Flight Service
- Incidental Charge
- Initial Approach
- Intercontinental
- Interline Agreement
- Interline Connection
- Interlining
- International Date Line
j
- Jaunter
- Jet Bridge
- Jetway
k
- Key
- Knot
l
- Land Arrangement
- Landing Lips
- Line
- Line Holder
- Livery
- Lounge Lizard
- Loyalty Program
m
- Maximum Stay
- Metal
- Midships
- Minibar
- Modified American Plan
- Motu
n
- National
- Nautical Mile
- Neologism
- Non-Resident Mission
- Nonstop
o
- Occupancy
- Offline City
- Offline Connection
- On-Time Performance
- One Left
- One Right
p
- Peripatetic
- Permanent Diplomatic Mission
- Person-Trip-Visit
- Pilothouse
- Poorism
- Port
- Porter
- Positioning Flight
- Poverty Tourism
- Prime Meridian
- Purser
- Pushback
r
- Rack Rate
- Ramp
- Record Locator
- Repositioning Flight
- Reservation Number
- Resident Mission
- Retrouvaille
- Revenue Passenger Kilometer
- Revenue Passenger Mile
- RPK
- RPM
s
- Sabbatical
- Schedule Adherance
- Shanty Tourism
- Single Supplement
- SITI
- SITO
- Skycap
- Slam-Click
- Slum Tourism
- Smörgåsbord
- SOTI
- SOTO
- Spinner
- Starboard
- Stern
- Suite
t
- Table d'hôte
- Tower
- Transcon
- Transcontinental
- Transient Occupancy Tax
- Turbulence
- Turn
- Two-for-One Special
w
- Waldeinsamkeit
- Wheelhouse
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