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travel, hotel room, attraction admissions and (typically) a
                                            car rental.

                                            Indigenous people: Indigenous peoples are those who are

                                            descendants of the ...

                                            Indigenous  species:  A  species  that  occurs  at  a  place
                                            within its historically known natural range, and forms part
                                            of the natural biological diversity of a place.

                                            indirect air carrier: generally synonymous with charter
                                            tour  operator.  A  tour  operator,  travel  agent,  or  other

                                            promoter  who  (under  federal  regulations)  contracts  for
                                            charter  space  from a  carrier  for  resale  to  the  public. In
                                            theory, indirect air carriers act as independent, risk-taking
                                            entrepreneurs, promoting their own product

                                            info-mediaries:         Organisations       which       provide
                                            websites/electronic  guides  as  an  information  resource,

                                            sharing other resources such as web links to organisations
                                            that  sell  tourism/travel.  The  infomediary  may  be  an
                                            organisation or company in its own right, or may form part
                                            of  an  individual  company's  or  organisation's  customer
                                            service

                                            Information  systems:  Systems  that  use  information

                                            technology  to  capture,  transmit,  store,  retrieve,
                                            manipulate, or display information.

                                            Infrastructure: Construction needed to support economic
                                            development.













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