This Travel Agent Travel Terminology section has been divided into 3 distinct sections which are as follows :

* Special service requirement codes used in every automated reservation system.

* Miscellaneous abbreviations used in written communications used within the travel industry.

* Terms and definitions related to air traffic (without fares and ticketing)

Special Service requirement Codes

The following service requirements codes are the most commonly used codes in the Travel and Tourism industry.

1. Asian vegetarian meal AVML

2. Bassinet/carrycot/babybasket BSCT

3. Blind passenger – (specify if accoumpanied by seeing eye dog) BLND

4. Cabin baggage (for which an extra seat (s) has been purchased) specify number, weight and size if known CBBG

5. Child meal CHML

6. Deportee – accompanied by an escort DEPA

7. Deportee – unaccompanied DEPU

8. Diabetic meal DBML

9. Excess baggage – specify number, weight, size if known SBAG

10. Extra seat EXST

11. First available FRAV

12. Fragile baggage – specify number, weight, size if known FRAG

13. Medical case MEDA

14. Meet and assist -specify details MAAS

15. No smoking aisle seat NSSA

16. No smoking window seat NSSW

17. Other service information OSI

18. Seat request – include specific number or preference RQST

19. Smoking aisle seat SMSA

20. Smoking window seat SMSW

21. Special service requirement SSR

22. Specify language (s) spoken LANG

23. Stretcher passenger STCR

24. Transit/transfer without visa TWOV

25. Unaccompanied minor UMNR

Miscellaneous Abbrevlations

The most commonly used miscellaneous abbreviations are as follows

1. Acknowledge ACK

2. Advice, advised, advising ADV

3. Alternative ALTN

4. Arrive, arrived, arriving arrival ARR

5. As soon as possible ASAP

6. Authority, authorise, authorisation AUTH

7. Change CHG

8. Commercial important passenger CIP

9. Child CHD

10. Clarify-your message not understood CFY

11. Connect, connecting, connection, connected CONX

12. Depart, departs, departed, departure DEP

13. Do all possible DAPO

14. First available FRAV

15. Infant INF

16. Inadmissible passenger INAD

17. Name, names to be advised NTBA

18. No show NOSH

19. Origin, original, originate, originated origination, originating ORIG

20. Passenger PSGR

21. Passenger anme record PNR

22. Repeat, repeated, repeating RPTI

23. Request REQ

24. Reservation/reservations RES

25. Stopover STVR

26. Ticket number TKNO

27. Travel agent AGT

28. Unaccompanied minor UM

29. Very important passenger VIP

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