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[...]... events In tourism, the theory may help, e.g., with tourists’ complaints DICTIONARY OF TERMS often forming the lobby or an interior courtyard of large buildings, including hotels Australian Dollar ($A) Unit of currency of auberge See brasserie Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu audience Of the several uses of the term, probably the most relevant in the travel, tourism and hospitality. .. media to advertising agencies operating on behalf of clients Acapulco Document Outcome of a meeting convened in 1982 by the World Tourism Organization in Acapulco, Mexico, to implement the aims agreed by the Manila Declaration 3 A DICTIONARY OF TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY accessibility The ease of approach of a location from other locations, one of the prime factors which, together with its attractions... included with the price of the ticket See also departure tax airpasses Airline tickets for extensive travel DICTIONARY OF TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY within large countries or areas, normally available only to visitors, who have to buy them in their countries of residence Some airpasses are valid for unlimited travel in a given period; others cover a set number of flights; yet others offer discounts rather... centre or another location Often described as social or cruise director or officer on board a cruise ship and as entertainments director or officer in a resort See also activities host(ess) Apple Isle A term used for Tasmania, off the south coast of Australia, where large amounts of apples are grown appropriate technology Technology suitable for an area in view of its stage of technical development When... Acid rain is the cause of such environmental problems as degeneration of coniferous forest, the pollution of rivers and lakes and a destruction of fish and other wildlife, and damage to monuments and exteriors of buildings Many affected areas to be found in various parts of Europe and in the north-eastern United States are of tourism significance ACORN Acronym for A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods,... Airlines with a cooperation agreement with Sabre DICTIONARY OF TERMS 14 pounds = 1 stone 28 pounds = 1 quarter (qr) 112 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt) 20 hundredweight = 1 ton* *American ton = 2000 lb (20 cwt of 100 lb), also called short ton 17 DICTIONARY OF TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY B baby boomers Those born in the USA during the ‘baby boom’ years of 1946–64 In the year 2000 this group occupied... the land and sea territory of a state and subject to its exclusive jurisdiction See also freedoms of the air airstrip Short strip of rough land used by aircraft for take off and landing airworthiness See certificate of airworthiairport codes See city/airport codes ness airport maintenance tax A charge levied on AITO Trust Bonding Scheme Bonding scheme of the Association of Independent Tour Operators... North, Central altitude The height of a point on the earth’s surface above its base, normally measured vertically from the mean sea level as a zero base See also datum level/line and South America (a)midship(s) A nautical term denoting middle part of a ship See also abaft; aft; astern; bow; forward altitude sickness A feeling of nausea DICTIONARY OF TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY accompanied by sickness,... 1984 but withdrawn because of technical problems in 1985 See also Bullet Train; Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) Advantage Travel Centre Brand name of agencies of members of the UK National Association of Independent Travel Agents (NAITA) posters and outdoor advertising, or of time on radio or on cinema and television screens, intended to influence people to take a particular course of action or to form a... such as swimming, scuba diving, water polo DICTIONARY OF TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY archipelago Term originally applied to the Aegean Sea between Greece and Asia Minor, then to any sea or expanse of water studded (like the Aegean) with many islands Nowadays the term is applied only to a group of islands as, for example, the Alexander Archipelago in the Gulf of Alaska architecture styles See Baroque; . not.’ Annals of Tourism Research ‘ an exceptional dictionary of current terms used in travel, tourism and hospitality besides being an excellent authority on tourism terms today, browsing this dictionary. also offers an oppor- tunity of enhancing the understanding of the subject area. Various types of organizations ranging from tourist boards to trade unions are explained in the Dictionary of Terms. illnesses 171 DICTIONARY OF TERMS 3 à la carte menu A menu providing a choice of items, each of which is priced separately. See also bill of fare; table d’hôte menu. Abacus One of the main computer