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| ***** | COURTESY ROOM . | A room in a hotel (or elsewhere) made available to guests for a short period of time at no additional charge. For example, a beach resort might provide a courtesy room to guests who checked out in the
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| *** | FREESTYLE CRUISING . | A cruise ship policy that allows passengers to dine where and when they choose.
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| ** | MAITRE D'. | Fr. The host or head waiter at a restaurant; supervises the waiters. Also maitre d'hotel.
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| ** | FREIGHT ON BOARD . | A term used in shipping to refer to the place where the buyer becomes responsible for the shipment and the shipping charges. Example: If the buyer lives in Des Moines and buys a product F.O.B. New Yor
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| * | ADHESION CONTRACT . | A contract that is weighted in favor of one party, typically the party presenting the contract. The fine print Terms and Conditions that cruise and tour clients must agree to as a condition of taking
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| * | FREE TRADE . | The untrammeled international exchange of products and commodities with tariffs used to produce reasonable revenue and not to hinder commerce.
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| * | FUEL SURCHARGE . | An additional per-ticket fee added to a fare by an airline or other carrier, ostensibly to cover the increased cost of fuel to the carrier. Fuel surcharges are seldom quoted in the fare.
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| * | CITY BREAK . | Brit. A short package holiday to a major urban destination, typically including hotel accommodations and, often, transportation.
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| * | FRONT DESK . | The reception desk at a hotel.
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| * | FREQUENCY MARKETING, FREQUENCY MARKETING PROGRAM . | Any marketing plan designed to reward customers who buy on a regular basis or to encourage customers to do so, as in a frequent flyer program.
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| * | FREEDOM RIGHTS . | A set of guiding principles governing air-service rights under international agreements. The seven freedom rights are: 1. The right to overfly another country. 2. The right to land in another country.
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| * | FRONT OFFICE . | adj. Referring to those activities that take place with customers or the general public. See also back office.
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| * | AD HOC . | Lat. Of tours, put together on a customized or one-time basis, usually from existing options.
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| * | FREE PORT . | A port where no customs duty or regulations are imposed on goods shipped in and out.
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| * | THE AGENCY AGREEMENT . | The contract used by IATAN to govern its dealings with travel agencies.
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| * | WORLDSPAN®. | A computerized reservation system.
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| * | FREE POURING . | The dispensing of alcoholic beverages without using any measuring devices, which typically results in generous servings..
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| * | FREEDOM OF THE SEAS . | The right of a commercial ship to cruise any waters, except territorial waters of other nations, in either peace or war.
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| * | PARS®. | A former computerized reservation system.
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| * | FREE HITS . | The number of times an agency can access and query a GDS before triggering per-use charges.
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| * | ADIABATIC RATE . | Rule of thumb which holds that temperature decreases as altitude increases (3.5¡F per 1,000 ft.).
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