MATCHING Choose the Item in Column 2 That Best Matches

question 13

Multiple Choice

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.
-Tour operators

• A)Travelers go online and within minutes have several quotes and often access to better deals than if they go through a travel agent
• B)The travel intermediaries that package tours for a country or an area, and then sell them to retail travel agents wherever possible
• C)A consultant and sales intermediary for airlines, hotels, railroads, car rental companies, and cruise ships who receives commissions from the carriers and other suppliers
• D)Companies that arrange every aspect of a travel package and bring together all the elements of a trip for travelers
• E)The leading organization for meeting and event professionals
• F)Tours with a trained escort that travel with the group
• G)The professional association for meeting planners
• H)Global distribution system (GDS)
• I)Fares offered between selected cities that requires tickets purchased 60 days in advance and a stay of at least 22 but no longer than 45 days
• J)A set of strategies that enable
• capacity-constrained service industries to realize optimum revenue from operations

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