TAP TRAVEL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Airlines Reporting Corporation ARC
Answer: created by the ATA to regulate the distribution of airline tickets
●● Air Transport Association ATA
Answer: the trade association formed by major US airlines that
represents them before governmental bodies and promotes the safety and
efficiency of airlines
●● APEX fare
Answer: The most frequently used discount fare for international travel
●● arrival tax
Answer: A tax imposed on passengers entering a country
●● boarding pass
Answer: A document that allows a passenger on a flight
●● buffer zone
, Answer: The 225 miles zone extending from the US Border into Canada
and Mexico within which the US ticket tax is assessed
●● bulkhead
Answer: a moveable partition that divides an airplane into compartments
●● bumped
Answer: Denied a seat on a flight even though one has a confirmed seat
because the airline oversold the flight
●● business class
Answer: (AKA executive class) A class of service ranging between first
class and coach in amenities.
●● charter
Answer: specially scheduled flights reserved by a private group or tour
operators
●● circle trip
Answer: is like a round trip except that the route on the return trip differs
from the route on the outgoing trip
●● civil aviation
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Airlines Reporting Corporation ARC
Answer: created by the ATA to regulate the distribution of airline tickets
●● Air Transport Association ATA
Answer: the trade association formed by major US airlines that
represents them before governmental bodies and promotes the safety and
efficiency of airlines
●● APEX fare
Answer: The most frequently used discount fare for international travel
●● arrival tax
Answer: A tax imposed on passengers entering a country
●● boarding pass
Answer: A document that allows a passenger on a flight
●● buffer zone
, Answer: The 225 miles zone extending from the US Border into Canada
and Mexico within which the US ticket tax is assessed
●● bulkhead
Answer: a moveable partition that divides an airplane into compartments
●● bumped
Answer: Denied a seat on a flight even though one has a confirmed seat
because the airline oversold the flight
●● business class
Answer: (AKA executive class) A class of service ranging between first
class and coach in amenities.
●● charter
Answer: specially scheduled flights reserved by a private group or tour
operators
●● circle trip
Answer: is like a round trip except that the route on the return trip differs
from the route on the outgoing trip
●● civil aviation
