This article is intended to provide you with an understanding of the terminology used in the travel industry and to advise you of the steps you can take to avoid problems. A condition clause often specifies what is not offered and may spell out the circumstances under which all or part of the contract may be invalidated. Extensions may occur before, during, or after the basic travel package. An FIT is designed to the specifications of an individual client or clients. Many carriers have admitted that they intentionally overbook their flights because of the high number of passengers who are no shows.
Most tour operators sell both through travel agents and directly to clients.
Not necessarily nonstop. The holder of a standby ticket is not eligible to board his or her flight until all passengers who have or want confirmed reservations have been accommodated. Payment is usually guaranteed by a company, travel agent, or tour wholesaler who has an established credit rating with the hotel, or by use of a credit card as a guarantee. The following are generally understood throughout Europe, and to an extent, the world, but it is sometimes difficult to know whether a hotel is being described by a reliable source. There is neither an official nor generally accepted rating system for U.S. hotels.