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| ***** | IT FARE. | Inclusive tour fare.
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| ***** | NORMAL FARE. | An airline fare for a completely unrestricted ticket.
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| ***** | LOCAL FARE. | 1. The fare on a direct flight. 2. A fare for transportation on a single carrier.
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| **** | FARE. | 1. The price charged for transportation. 2. A paying passenger on a plane, train, or other public means of transport. 3. Range of food, for example, the fare served by a restaurant.
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| **** | ADD-ON FARE. | Amount added to a gateway fare to arrive at a through fare. Sometimes called a proportional fare.
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| **** | GATEWAY FARE. | The fare to a major foreign city, or 'gateway.'
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| *** | BASE FARE. | The fare, as of an airline ticket, before tax has been added. Commissions are calculated on the base fare.
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| ** | JOINT FARE. | The fare charged for travel that utilizes more than one airline. The fare is agreed upon by the airlines involved.
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| * | EXCURSION FARE. | A special-price fare that comes with restrictions, such as advance purchase requirements and a minimum stay. Usually a round-trip fare.
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| * | UNRESTRICTED FARE. | A higher fare for a ticket offering maximum flexibility. Typically, unrestricted fares require no advance purchase, no Saturday night stay, no roundtrip purchase, and are fully refundable without pena
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| * | THROUGH FARE. | Fare to a foreign destination reached via a gateway city.
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| * | BULK FARE. | 1. A fare available only when buying blocks of seats. 2. Any negotiated fare, such as those provided to consolidators or corporations.
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| * | CONSTRUCTION FARE. | A round-the-world fare created by a specialist, usually a consolidator, by stitching together a series of one way fares on a number of airlines. See also, alliance fare.
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| * | BUDGET FARE. | Any of a number of heavily restricted airline fares offering a substantial discount off the normal fare.
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| * | BEREAVEMENT FARE. | A lower airline fare offered to those traveling due to a death or illness in their immediate family.
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| * | TOUR BASING FARE. | 1. A discounted excursion fare, typically available only to passengers who also purchase a land tour as part of a package. 2. A fare on which a travel agent receives a higher than normal commission if
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| * | CONDITIONAL FARE. | A fare that guarantees passage on the next available flight if the flight for which the ticket was purchased is full.
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| * | FAT FINGER FARE. | Slang. An erroneous fare posted by a supplier on a web site or booking engine due to human error.
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| * | TOUR-BASED FARE. | See inclusive tour fare.
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| * | DING FARE. | A discounted fare offered by Southwest Airlines and broadcast to home computers via an application called 'Ding®.'
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| * | PROMOTIONAL FARE. | A discount fare designed to increase volume.
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| * | CRUISE FARE. | The actual cost of a cruise, excluding any extras, such as port taxes and gratuities.
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| * | MEETING FARE. | Special fare negotiated with an airline for passengers traveling to attend a specific meeting or convention.
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| * | BILL OF FARE. | A menu in a restaurant.
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| * | PEAK FARE. | A higher fare that applies during periods of maximum demand for a destination.
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