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| Question | Answer |
| Accommodation Grading Schemes | Used to provide tourists with information about the quality of the accommodation they are booking. |
| All-inclusive | Meals, hotel facilities (e.g. spa), drinks. |
| Bed and Breakfast | Accommodation, normally in a family home, when a set price is charged for the room and breakfast. |
| Chalets | A small cabin or house used by holidaymakers. |
| Domestic Tour Operators | Provide package holidays which take place within the UK. |
| Full board | The room and all meals are included. |
| Half board | Cost of room, breakfast and one other meal, usually dinner is included. |
| Heritage and Cultural Attractions | Historic properties, churches, cathedrals, museums and galleries. |
| Home exchanges | Alternative travel accommodation, two tourists agree to swap homes for a set period of time, with no monetary exchange taking place. |
| Hostels | Voluntary, often near national parks to encourage tourists to enjoy the scenery. This is often shared accommodation at a reasonable price. |
| Inbound Tour Operators | Sell package holidays to the UK. Based on heritage and castles. |
| Lodges | Recent development - developed from the motel.Room only, no meals included and it is a standard room. |
| Mass-Market Tour Operators | Specialise in selling high volumes of holidays, mainly to short-haul coastal destinations. |
| Motels | A roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically having the rooms arranged in low blocks with parking directly outside. |
| Natural Attractions | Term used to identify natural as opposed to purpose-built attractions. For example a mountain is a natural visitor attraction. |
| Network Rail | Company that owns and maintains the railway tracks in the UK. Owns and operates 18 railway stations. |
| Purpose-built Attractions | Attractions built with the purpose of attracting tourists to them. They aim to make a profit. |
| Resort Condominiums International (RCI) | An exchange agency for people who own timeshares so that they can exchange the weeks. |
| Retail Travel Agencies | Sells a wide range of tourism products. Holidays, flights, travel insurance, car hire, currency exchange and theatre tickets. |
| Room Only | Guest has only paid for the room - no meals or drinks are included in the charge. |
| Specialist Operators | Provide holidays to a specific destination or offer adventure tours. |
| Support Services | Organisations which offer support to commercial organisations providing travel and tourism products. |
| Timeshares | A company builds accommodation and sells time slots to tourists. The tourist will then get an apartment for however long they paid for e.g. one week. |
| Tour Operators | Assemble inclusive tours by buying components such as flights and accommodation and selling them as a package. |
| Train Operating Companies (TOCs) | A group of private sector companies providing scheduled rail services in the UK. |
| Villas | A large country home on its own grounds. |
| National Tourist Boards | Funded mainly from government. VisitBritain promotes Britain and encourages tourists to visit. |
| Regional Tourist Boards (RTBs) | Develops future plans for tourism and marketing. |
| Regional Development Agencies (RDA) | Promotes economical development. |
| Tourist Information Centres (TICs) | Tourists go here for information about the destination they are visiting. Provides information about local attractions and accommodation. |
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