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Chapter 4
hospitality and tourism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Baggage | The act of traveling with bags, cases, and containers that hold a traveler's personal belongings. |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the national public health agency of the United States. |
| Duty | Defined as travel that is conducted for official purposes and takes place outside of a traveler's permanent place of work or residence. |
| Duty Free Port | A designated area where goods can be handled, stored, and processed without paying taxes or customs duties. |
| Dynamic Packaging | A travel booking method that allows customers to create their own travel packages by combining individual components |
| Embassy | Embassies are diplomatic delegations from one country to another, located in the capital of the host country. |
| Exchange Rate | The value of one currency relative to another, and it has a significant impact on tourism. |
| Horizontal Integration | A business strategy where companies in the same industry and at the same level of the supply chain merge or acquire each other. |
| Package Tourism | A vacation at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your travel, hotels, and sometimes meals for you |
| Passport | An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries. |
| Tourist Destination | A place that attracts tourists and is dependent on tourism revenue. |
| VAT | Refers to a consumption tax on goods and services levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added. |
| Vertical Integration | Occurs when two companies at different levels in the chain of distribution merge or are bought. |
| Visa | A document issued by a foreign government that allows travellers to enter their country for tourism purposes. |
| World Health Organization | A United Nations agency that coordinates and directs international health efforts. |