Travel Career Development, Chapter 1, Overview of
Travel & the Tourism Industry|Questions With Correct
Answers|Verified
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) - ✔️The trade association that Lappis
governments, presents educational programs, and speaks to the public on behalf of its
members, including travel counselors and others in the travel industry.
Benefit - ✔️A positive result that a feature brings to a particular client.
Business travel - ✔️Travel undertaken for the purpose of conducting business,
including meetings, convention, and incentive travel; also known as corporate travel.
Commission - ✔️A percentage of the sale or a fee paid to a sales person for selling a
product.
Commodity - ✔️Something that varies little and has the same value everywhere. Ex:
Airline seats; not cruises
Conference system - ✔️A system by which a group of suppliers controls the sale of
their product, appointing agents to sell it and establishing a standard contract.
Corporate travel - ✔️Travel undertaking for the purpose of conducting business; also
known as business travel. (Nondiscretionary travel)
Demographic segmentation - ✔️The process of categorizing people according to
characteristics such as age, sex, or marital status.
Dependables - ✔️In Plog's analysis people who value familiarity and comfort and focus
on every day problems. They tend to visit popular places when they travel and return to
the same places each year.
Distributor - ✔️A company that acts as an intermediary between suppliers and
travelers, helping travellers obtain the goods and services owned by suppliers.
Familiarization (fam) trip - ✔️A trip offered to travel professionals at a reduced rate so
they can inspect hotels and restaurants and sample area attractions, services.
Feature - ✔️An inherent characteristic of a product or service.
High season - ✔️The season when rates and traffic peak
Hospitality industry - ✔️The industry that supplies hotel accommodations and food and
beverage services.
Travel & the Tourism Industry|Questions With Correct
Answers|Verified
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) - ✔️The trade association that Lappis
governments, presents educational programs, and speaks to the public on behalf of its
members, including travel counselors and others in the travel industry.
Benefit - ✔️A positive result that a feature brings to a particular client.
Business travel - ✔️Travel undertaken for the purpose of conducting business,
including meetings, convention, and incentive travel; also known as corporate travel.
Commission - ✔️A percentage of the sale or a fee paid to a sales person for selling a
product.
Commodity - ✔️Something that varies little and has the same value everywhere. Ex:
Airline seats; not cruises
Conference system - ✔️A system by which a group of suppliers controls the sale of
their product, appointing agents to sell it and establishing a standard contract.
Corporate travel - ✔️Travel undertaking for the purpose of conducting business; also
known as business travel. (Nondiscretionary travel)
Demographic segmentation - ✔️The process of categorizing people according to
characteristics such as age, sex, or marital status.
Dependables - ✔️In Plog's analysis people who value familiarity and comfort and focus
on every day problems. They tend to visit popular places when they travel and return to
the same places each year.
Distributor - ✔️A company that acts as an intermediary between suppliers and
travelers, helping travellers obtain the goods and services owned by suppliers.
Familiarization (fam) trip - ✔️A trip offered to travel professionals at a reduced rate so
they can inspect hotels and restaurants and sample area attractions, services.
Feature - ✔️An inherent characteristic of a product or service.
High season - ✔️The season when rates and traffic peak
Hospitality industry - ✔️The industry that supplies hotel accommodations and food and
beverage services.
