Page 198 - Specialised First Foreign Language 2

Tracking Research: Ongoing research conducted at
regular intervals to track changes in specific factors, for
example, potential customers' intention to travel to NZ.

tracking: a cause of action or method of monitoring, such
as tracking the number of tours that come into a specific
destination

transfer: local transportation, sometimes including
porterage, as from one carrier terminal to another, from

terminal to a hotel, or from a hotel to an attraction

transit visa: visa allowing the holder to stop over in a
country to make a travel connection or brief visit

transit: process of changing planes without going through
security and/or customs

travel agent/agency: a person or firm qualified to arrange

for all travel components

trip director: an escort for an incentive company. Larger
companies reserve this title for the person who directs all
personnel and activities for a trip.

upgrade: to move to a better accommodation or class of
service

value season: a time of year when prices are lower than
peak, also called low or off-season

Variability: Because the production and the consumption
of a tourism experience are inseparable and because

198