Practice TAP Exam Review

Companies that negotiate with airlines to buy and resell seats on flights at bargain rates are what? - Answer- Consolidators The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) performs what functions? - Answer- Accredits travel agencies, supplies documents for use in selling airline tickets , and provides a centralized system for processing sales of airline tickets This type of airline routing is similar to a round trip except that the passenger returns to a different city than the point of origin. - Answer- Open-jaw What describes a "blackout date"? - Answer- Airlines promotional fares are not available What does a wide-bodied plane indicate? - Answer- That is has two aisles and a middle section of seats This train, launched in 2000 by Amtrak, offers high speed service between Boston, New York, and Washington. - Answer- Acela Express What factors make an impact on the cost of a hotel room? - Answer- Location of the hotel, location of the room within the hotel, the room size and furnishing, the occupancy, the meal (plan), the day and season, the price level and currency value, and the special facilities and services offered, or any special rates. What is the name of Canada's passenger train network linking Canadian cities from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast? - Answer- VIA Rail What are rates quoted without commission called? - Answer- Net rates Cruises to the northern and western Caribbean and to the Bahamas typically depart from Florida. Where do those to the southern Caribbean depart from? - Answer- San Juan, Puerto Rico Crystal Cruises, the Yachts of Seabourn, and Silversea are examples of what types of cruise lines? - Answer- Luxury brands The best place to put an ad that would target niche clients would be where? - Answer- A special-interest magazine What kind of tour is it that centers around mountaineering typically classified as? - Answer- Hard adventure tour In what area would you book someone on a cruise in order to visit the pots of Barcelona, Spain; Cannes and Nice in the French Riviera; or Livorno, Italy? - Answer- The