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| ***** | ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE. | An extended journey aboard a cruise ship that either completes a circumnavigation of the globe or visits a significant portion of it. Round the world cruises can last many months are often sold in seg
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| ***** | BACK OF THE HOUSE. | Support and service areas usually not seen by guests of a hotel or theme park.
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| **** | RATE OF THE DAY. | A hotel pricing system in which the rack rate varies from day to day.
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| **** | LADY OF THE EVENING. | A euphemism for a prostitute.
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| **** | HIT THE SLIDE. | Slang. In the airline industry, to quit one's job, especially in an attention-getting fashion. The term is a reference to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who exited his aircraft via the escape
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| *** | FRESH OFF THE BOAT. | Slang. Just arrived in the country. A derogatory way of referring to a recent immigrant or any foreigner. Sometimes abbreviated FOB and used as a noun.
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| *** | BLOW THE SLIDE. | Slang. To activate the emergency escape chute on an aircraft.
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| *** | BUSH, THE BUSH. | Wild, unsettled land; by extension, any rural locale. Frequently used in Australia and other former colonial countries to indicate 'the country' as opposed to 'the city.'
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| * | THROUGH THE FENCE AGREEMENT. | An understanding between an airport andowners of private planes that allows those owners to taxi their planes from the airport to theirhomes located adjacent to the airport. See also hangar home.
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| * | -LOGUE IN THE US USUALLY -LOG. | A type of communication or debate.
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| * | THE AGENCY AGREEMENT . | The contract used by IATAN to govern its dealings with travel agencies.
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| * | WGN-TV (19/9, THE CW) | Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
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| * | THE BIG THREE | . Slang. The major online travel agencies -- Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz.
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| * | TOP OF THE SHIP. | The most expensive suites and staterooms on a cruise ship sailing.
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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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| * | THE AGENT REPORTING AGREEMENT. | The contract used by ARC to govern its dealings with travel agencies.
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