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Chp 4 travel
Bringing Travelers and tourism supplies together
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Baggage | personal belongings packed in suitcases for traveling; luggage. |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Duty | a tax imposed by a government on goods that cross international borders |
| Duty free port | a geographical area, often a seaport or airport, where goods can be imported, stored, handled, and processed without being subject to certain customs duties and taxes |
| Dynamic Packaging | the process of creating and selling customized travel packages by combining various travel components like flights, hotels, and car rentals in real-time through a single transaction |
| Embassy | the official headquarters of a country's government representatives in a foreign capital city |
| Exchange rate | the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. |
| Horizontal integration | a business strategy where a company acquires or merges with another company that operates at the same level of the supply chain and offers similar products or services |
| Package tourism | groups travel components like transport, accommodation, and activities together and sells them as a single product for a fixed price |
| 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 destinations | a place, such as a city, town, or region, that is specifically visited by people for pleasure, sightseeing, or recreation |
| VAT | a consumption tax assessed on the value added in each production stage of a good or service |
| Vertical integration | the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies. |
| Visa | an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country. |
| World health organization | a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for international public health |