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Innovative best practice: A practice that is considered to
                                            be of the highest quality, excellence, or standing – a leader
                                            in the field.


                                            Intangibility: The characteristic of not being touchable: a
                                            good is tangible whereas a service is intangible

                                            Intermediary:  An  organisation  within  the  chain  of
                                            distribution whose function is to facilitate the supply of a
                                            given product from producers to consumers. In the travel

                                            industry  examples  are  travel  agencies  and  tourism
                                            information offices.

                                            intermediate carrier: a carrier that transports a passenger
                                            or piece of baggage as part of an inter-line movement, but
                                            on  which  neither  the  point  of  origin  or  destination  is
                                            located

                                            intermodal  tour:  tour  using  several  forms  of

                                            transportation  such  as  airplanes,  motorcoaches,  cruise
                                            ships, and trains to create a diversified and efficient tour
                                            package

                                            Interpretation: An educational process that is intended to
                                            stimulate and facilitate people's understanding of place, so
                                            that empathy towards, conservation, heritage, culture and

                                            landscape is developed.

                                            Interpretation: Revealing the significance and meanings
                                            of natural and cultural phenomena to visitors, usually with
                                            the intent of providing a satisfying learning experience and
                                            encouraging more sustainable behaviour.











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