- Industry: Convention
- Number of terms: 32421
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A tour that includes all elements of an itinerary transportation, lodging, meals, porterage, sightseeing, etc. , for a pre-established price. The terms and conditions of a tour contract should specify exactly what is covered.
Industry:Convention
A tour operator or travel agent who specializes in services for incoming visitors.
Industry:Convention
A tour guaranteed to operate unless cancelled before an established cut-off date.
Industry:Convention
A term to describe the situation when a passenger fails to transfer to a flight.
Industry:Convention
A temperature scale in which 32 is freezing and 212 is the steam point. To convert Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius, subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit reading, multiply by 5 and divide by 9. (A simple way to calculate is to subtract 10% of Fahrenheit, then double the result, which may be off a degree, but is generally close enough. )
Industry:Convention
A system which enables the audience to respond to prepared questions by means of a multifunction keypad. Responses are fed to a computer which tabulates them and displays the results graphically on a projection screen.
Industry:Convention
A system used by some event organizers to assign guest rooms in housing facilities or floor space in an exhibition where preferred locations are given to those exhibitors or sub-blocks with higher priority points. Points are also often awarded for consecutive years of attendance/exhibiting, early registration for an event, sponsorship levels, etc. Points are often earned (primarily by exhibitors or exhibiting companies) by booking guest room reservations within the Event Contracted Block (ECB).
Industry:Convention
A speaking engagement that is definitely confirmed as in, "I've got a firm offer for Baltimore on that date. " A firm offer is one that becomes contractually binding upon acceptance of the offer by the third party.
Industry:Convention
