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Affluent

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Having a lot of money and a good standard of living

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Cater for

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To provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants

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Charter

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The hiring of a plane, boat etc

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Consumer boom

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A period characterized by Strong consumer demand

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Date back to

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To have existed since a particular time in the past for the length of time mentioned

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Current

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Happening now

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Demography

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The changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes

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FIT

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fully independent Traveller,

Foreign independent tour

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Inward investement

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Money that is invested in a particular country from outside it

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Level off

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To stop rising or falling and remain horizontal

To stay st a steady level of development or progress after a period of sharp rises or falls

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Outbound

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Travelling from a place rather than arriving in it

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Inbound

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Travelling towards a place rather than leaving it

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Recharge your batteries

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To get back your strength and energy

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Segment

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A part of a circle separated from the rest by a single line

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Surge

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To suddenly increase in value

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Vertical axis

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Going straight up or down

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Horizontal axis

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Going across or parallel to the ground

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Link

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A connection from a word or image on a webpage to another webpage

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Font

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The size and style of text displayed on a computer screen

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Bandwidth

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The amount of data that can be transmitted at one time

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Crash

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Stop working completely

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Cursor

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A moving mark or arrow to navigate around a computer screen

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Layout

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The way text and images are set out on a page

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Menu

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A list of choices which appears on a computer screen

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Home page
The first page of a website
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Scroll
Move information up or down on a screen
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Load
Transfer a program or webpage from s remote server to s computer
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Format
To prepare a computer or disk so that data can be recorded on it
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Host
The main computer in a network that controls or supplies information to other computers that are connected to it
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Hype
To advertise something a lot and exaggerate its good qualities, in order to get a lot of public attention for it
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Innovative
Introducing or using new ideas, ways of doing something etc
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Post
A message sent to a discussion group on the Internet
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Publicity
Free content about a person or a company that appears in the media
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Ranking
The position of somebody/something on a scale that shows how good or important they are
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Scroll
To move text on a computer screen up or down so that you can read different parts of it
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Social network
A social networking site or app through which users can communicate with each other by adding information, messages, images, etc
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Update
To make something more modern by adding new parts
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Brand awareness
The name of hotel is easily recognized
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Brand image
Guests know exactly what to expect
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Brand loyalty
Guests will keep coming back
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Balance sheet
A written statement showing the amount of money and property that a company has and listing what has been received and paid out
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Clientele
All the customers or clients
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Comply with
To obey a rule, an order etc
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Earmark
To decide that something will be used for a particular purpose or to state that something will happen to somebody in the future
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Fixtures
In a hotel Things such as bath/bathtub or a toilet that you do not have to take with you
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Franchise
Formal permission given by a company to somebody who wants to sell its goods or services in s particular area
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Occupancy
The act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land
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Overhead
Above your head, in the sky
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Overlook
If a building overlooks a place, you can see that place from The building
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Permit
An official document that gives somebody the right to do something, especially for a limited period of time
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Refurbishment
The act or process of cleaning and decorating a room, building etc in order to make it more attractive, more useful etc
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Renovate
To repair and paint and old building, piece of furniture etc so that it is in good condition again
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Start-up
A company that is just beginning to operate
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Biodiversity
The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment
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Disembark
To leave a vehicle, especially s ship or an aircraft, at the end of a journey
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Disposal
The sale of part of a business, property etc
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Ecosystem
All the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment
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Endangered species
At risk of no longer existing
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Garbage
Waste food, paper that you throw away
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Indigenous
Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
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Influx
The fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
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Leakage
An amount of liquid or gas escaping through a home in something
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Recycling
The process of treating things that have already been used so that they can be used again
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Siphon
To move a liquid from one container to another
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Stakeholder
A person or company that is involved in a particular organization, project, system etc especially because they have invested money in it
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Aircraft Stands
Places where aircrafts are waiting for passengers
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Benchmark
Something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
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Bump up
To increase or raise something
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Carrier
A company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air
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Cart
A small vehicle with wheels that can be pushed or pulled along and used for carrying things like baggage
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conveyor
A person that carries something
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Ground handling crew
Obsługa naziemna
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Hold
The part of a ship or plane where the goods being carried are stored
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Hub
The central and most important part of a particular place or activity
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Landing charges
A fee paid by an aircraft to an airport company for landing at a particular airport
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Landside
Uzytkowa czesc lotniska
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Pay-as-you-go
Connected with a system of paying for a service just before you use it rather than paying for it later
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Pax
A person Per pax
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Screening
examining large number of people or things eg luggage
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Slot
A time or an opportunity for somebody/something
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Turnaround times
The amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one
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Break even
A time when a company or piece of business earns just enough money to pay for its costs
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Niche
An opportunity to sell a particular product to a particular group of people

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