TAP Travel Career Development EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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TAP Travel
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TAP Travel
TAP Travel Career Development
EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. American Automobile Association (AAA) - ANSWER
A motor club that
offers members a variety of travel and motoring services in the United States.
2. American Hotel and ...
TAP Travel Career Development
EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. American Automobile Association (AAA) - ANSWER A motor club that
offers members a variety of travel and motoring services in the United States.
2. American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) - ANSWER The trade
association representing the lodging industry in the United States.
3. American plan (AP) - ANSWER An arrangement in which the room rate
usually includes three meals; also called full board.
4. American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) - ANSWER The trade
association that lobbies governments, presents educational programs and speaks
to the public on behalf of its members, including travel counselors and others in
the travel industry.
5. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER An act passed in 1990
stipulating that people with disabilities have the right to access the same travel
services as those without disabilities.
,6. Amtrak - ANSWER The corporation that operates passenger rail service in
the United States.
7. AP - ANSWER See American plan.
8. APEX fare - ANSWER The most frequently used discount fare for
international air travel.
9. Application letter - ANSWER An unsolicited cover letter, accompanied by a
résumé, sent to a company when the sender doesn't know if the company has any
job openings.
10. Apollo - ANSWER A computer reservation system owned by United
Airlines.
11. ARC - ANSWER See Airlines Reporting Corporation.
12. ARC report - ANSWER A weekly accounting of a travel agency's sales of
airline tickets and other accountable documents; also called a "sales report" or
"air report."
13. Area Bank Settlement Plan - ANSWER The system by which airlines that
are members of ARC, Amtrak, and certain other suppliers receive payments for
tickets sold by travel agencies.
14. Arrival tax - ANSWER A tax imposed on passengers entering a country.
,15. ASTA - ANSWER See American Society of Travel Advisors.
16. ATA - ANSWER See Air Transport Association.
17. Atlas - ANSWER A compilation of maps.
18. Back-to-back ticketing - ANSWER The practice of buying two discount
tickets and rearranging the departures and returns in order to avoid restrictions
on the discount ticket.
19. Baggage and personal possessions insurance - ANSWER Coverage for lost,
stolen, or damaged baggage or personal possessions.
20. Bait-and-switch - ANSWER The deceptive practice of advertising
something that is not available.
bareboat charter - ANSWER A chartered yacht without a professional crew.
base fare - ANSWER Airfare before taxes, fees, commissions, surcharges.
B&B - ANSWER See bed-and-breakfast.
, bed-and-breakfast (B&B) - ANSWER A small establishment emphasizing
personal attention and offering individually decorated rooms with a special
character.
benefit - ANSWER A positive result that a feature brings to a particular client.
Bermuda plan (BP) - ANSWER A room rate including a full breakfast.
berth - ANSWER A bed on a cruise ship.
block - ANSWER A group of cabins on a cruise line all at the same price.
boarding pass - ANSWER A document that allows a passenger on a flight.
boatel - ANSWER A motel, which can be a boat, on a river or waterway for
guests who arrive by boat.
body language - ANSWER Nonverbal signals such as facial expressions,
posture, and gestures.
bow - ANSWER The front of a ship.
BP - ANSWER See Bermuda plan.
brand - ANSWER An identity associated with a company name.
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