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a
- À La Carte
- À La Carte Bar
- A/C
- Abeam
- Accessible Travel
- AccorHotels
- Actual Time of Arrival
- Add-On
- Adjacent Rooms
- Adjoining Rooms
- ADR
- Advance Purchase Excursion
- Advance Purchase Requirement
- Adventure Travel
- Aerobridge
- Affinity Card
- Aft
- Air Bridge
- Air Host/ess
- Air Traffic Control
- Aircraft
- Aircrew
- Airline
- Airline Alliance
- Airline Call Sign
- Airline Code
- Airline Designator
- Airline Hub
- Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Airport Code
- Airport Designator
- Airport Porter
- All Call
- Allemansrätten
- Allophilia
- Alternative Travel
- Amadeus
- Ambassador
- Amenity
- Amenity Kit
- American Breakfast
- American Plan
- Amidships
- Ancillary Purchase
- APEX
- APR
- Apron
- ARC
- Archipelago
- Arm the Doors
- ATA
- ATC
- Athwartships
- Autopilot
- Average Daily Rate
- Average Published Rate
b
- B&B
- Back-to-Back Ticketing
- Backpacker
- Baggage
- Baggage Allowance
- Baggage Belt
- Baggage Carousel
- Bagonize
- Base
- Base Fare
- Bed & Breakfast
- Bed Tax
- Bed/Night
- Bellboy
- Bellhop
- Bellman
- Bid
- Biosecurity
- 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
- Budget Airline
- Budget Travel
- Bulkhead
- Bulkhead Seat
- Bump
- Business Travel
- Buy on Board
c
- Cabin
- Cabin Attendant
- Cabin Crew
- Cabin Pressure
- Call Sign
- Cancellation Fee
- Capacity-Controlled Fare
- Cape
- Captain
- Carrier
- Carry-Aboard
- Carry-On
- Cash Bar
- Catholic
- Cay
- Chancery
- Change Fee
- Change of Equipment
- Change of Gauge
- Check-In
- Checked Baggage
- Citizen
- Clear-Air Turbulence
- Co-Pilot
- Cockpit
- Cockpit Queen
- Codeshare
- Commute
- Competitive Travel
- Computer Reservation System
- Concierge
- Concourse
- Confirmation Code
- Confluence
- Conflux
- Consul
- Consul-General
- Consulate
- Consulate-General
- Continent
- Continental Breakfast
- Continental Plan
- Control Tower
- Conventional Travel
- Coordinated Universal Time
- Cosmopolitan
- Couchette
- Couchsurfing
- Crash Pad
- Crosscheck
- Crotch Watch
- CRS
- Crumb Crunchers
- Cultural Travel
d
- Dark Tourism
- Dauntless
- Deadhead
- Decompression
- Demi-Pension
- Demonym
- Dépaysement
- Deplane
- Destination Open-Jaw
- Diaspora
- Diplomatic Mission
- Direct Flight
- Disaster Tourism
- Docent
- Doom Tourism
- Double Open-Jaw
- Double Room
- Double-Double Room
- Dromomania
- Dual-Aisle (Aircraft)
e
- E-Ticket
- Early Check-In
- Eco-Conscious Travel
- Eco-Friendly Travel
- Ecotourism
- Electronic Ticket
- Embassy
- Enclave
- Enplane
- Enplanement
- Equipment
- Equipment Change
- Estimated Time of Arrival
- Estuary
- ETA
- Ethno-Tourism
- European Plan
- Excess Baggage
- Exclave
- Extended Stay
f
- F/A
- Familymoon
- Fare Basis Code
- Fare Rule
- FBC
- Ferry Flight
- Fika
- Final Boarding Call
- First Officer
- Flagging
- Flâneur
- Flâneuse
- Flashpacker
- Flight Attendant
- Flight Crew
- Flight Deck
- Fore
- Frequent Flier
- Frequent Flier Program
- Frequent Guest
- Frequent Guest Program
- Frequent Lodger
- Frequent Lodger Program
- Frequent Traveler Program
- Full American Plan
- Full Board
- Full Pension
- Funnel Flight
- Fuselage
g
- Galley
- Gap Year
- Gap-Packer
- Gate
- Gate Lice
- Gateway City
- GDS
- George
- Geotourism
- Ghetto Tourism
- Global Distribution System
- GMT
- Green Aircraft
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Greenwich Meridian
- Grief Tourism
- Groin Scan
- Ground Stop
- Group Rate
- Groupie
h
- Half Board
- Half-Pension
- Hidden City Ticketing
- Hiraeth
- Holding Pattern
- Holding Pen
- Holistay
- Hotel Porter
- House Limit
- Hub Airport
i
- IATA
- ICAO
- IDL
- IED
- IFE
- Illegal
- In-Flight Entertainment
- In-Flight Entertainment Device
- In-Flight Service
- Incidental Charge
- Initial Approach
- Intercontinental
- Interline Agreement
- Interline Connection
- Interlining
- International Air Transport Association
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Date Line
- Interphone
- Itinerant
- Itinerary
j
- Jaunter
- Jet Bridge
- Jetway
- Jump Seat
- Junket
k
- Kettle Class
- Key
- Knot
l
- L’appel du Vide
- Lagom
- Land Arrangement
- Landing Lips
- Late Check-Out
- Laycation
- LCC
- Line
- Line Holder
- Livery
- Long-Haul
- Lounge Lizard
- Low-Cost Carrier
- Loyalty Program
- Luggage
- Luggage Allowance
- Luggage Belt
- Luggage Carousel
m
- Mattress Run
- Maximum Stay
- Medium-Haul
- Metal
- Midships
- Mileage Run
- Minibar
- Mizpah
- Modified American Plan
- Montivagant
- Motel
- Motu
- Moving Sidewalk
- Moving Walkway
n
- Narrow-Body (Aircraft)
- National
- Nautical Mile
- Neologism
- No-Show
- Nomad
- Non-Resident Mission
- Non-Rev
- Non-Revenue
- Nonstop
- Nostomania
o
- O/W
- Occupancy
- Off-Peak
- Offline City
- Offline Connection
- On-Time Performance
- One Left
- One Right
- One Way
- One-Way
- Oneway
- Open-Jaw
- Origin Open-Jaw
- Overstay
p
- Pampadour
- Paperwork
- Passenger
- PAX
- Peak
- Peninsula
- Peripatetic
- Permanent Diplomatic Mission
- Person-Trip-Visit
- PIC
- Pilot-in-Command
- Pilothouse
- Poorism
- Port
- Porter
- Positioning Flight
- Poverty Tourism
- Preboarding
- Prime Meridian
- Purser
- Pushback
q
- Quad Room
- Querencia
- Quin Room
r
- R/T
- R&R
- Rack Rate
- Ramp
- Record Locator
- Repositioning Flight
- Reservation Number
- Resident Mission
- Responsible Tourism
- Rest & Relaxation
- Retrouvaille
- Return
- Revenue Passenger Kilometer
- Revenue Passenger Mile
- Room/Night
- Round Trip
- Round-Trip
- Roundtrip
- RPK
- RPM
- Runway
s
- Sabbatical
- Sabre
- Saturday Night Stay
- Schedule Adherance
- Seatback
- Second Officer
- Secondary Security Screening Selectee
- Secondary Security Screening Selection
- Sehnsucht
- Selcouth
- semi-enclave
- semi-exclave
- Sexcapade
- Sexcursion
- Shanty Tourism
- Sharon Stone Jump Seat
- Short-Haul
- Shoulder Season
- Single Room
- Single Supplement
- Single-Aisle (Aircraft)
- SITI
- SITO
- Skycap
- Slam-Click
- Slum Tourism
- Smörgåsbord
- Sold In, Ticketed In
- Sold In, Ticketed Out
- Sold Out, Ticketed In
- Sold Out, Ticketed Out
- Sommelier
- SOTI
- SOTO
- Spinner
- SSSS
- Standard Room
- Standby
- Starboard
- Staycation
- Stern
- Steward/ess
- Subcontinent
- Suite
- Sustainable Tourism
t
- Table d'hôte
- Tarmac
- Through Passenger
- Throwaway Ticketing
- Ticket
- TIX
- Tourist
- Tower
- Transcon
- Transcontinental
- Transient
- Transient Occupancy Tax
- Travelator
- Traveler
- Triple Room
- Trundle Bed
- Turbulence
- Turn
- Turnaround
- Twin Room
- Twin-Aisle (Aircraft)
- Two-for-One Special
u
- Uitwaaien
- Urbane
- UTC
v
- Volunteer Vacation
- Voluntourism
- Vorfreude
- Voucher Auction
w
- Waldeinsamkeit
- Wheelhouse
- Wheels Up
- Wide-Body (Aircraft)
- Working the Village
- Worldspan
x
- Xenization
- Xenophilia
- Xenophobia
z
- Z Time
- Zulu Time
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