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UATP.
Universal Air Travel Plan. See Air Travel Card.
UBOA. United
Bus Owners of America.
UC.
CRS. Unable to accept request (not waitlisted). See also US.
UCCCF.
CRS. Universal credit card charge form.
U-drive.
Brit. A rental car.
UFO. Abr.
Unidentified flying object.
UFTAA.
Universal Federation of Travel Agents Associations.
UK.
Abr. United Kingdom.
UM.
CRS. Unaccompanied minor.
UMNN.
CRS. Unaccompanied minor, where NN denotes the child's age.
UMNR. CRS.
Unaccompanied minor.
UN.
1. CRS. Unable. 2. Abr. United Nations.
UNA. CRS.
Unable.
unaccompanied
minor. A child traveling, usually on an
airline, without a parent or other adult guardian.
unchecked
baggage. Baggage which a traveler
retains in his or her personal control. An important distinction when
liability for loss or damage is to be determined. See also checked
baggage.
undercurrent.
See undertow.
underdeveloped.
Not having a sufficiently modern infrastructure.
undertow.
A dangerous coastal current that can drag swimmers out to sea.
undeveloped.
Without amenities or infrastructure, as a camping area or tourist
destination.
uninterrupted
international air transportation. Any
airline flight that does not include a schedule stop of more than twelve
hours in the United States.
Union Jack. The
flag of the United Kingdom.
Universal Air
Travel Plan. See Air Travel Card.
Universal Time.
See Greenwich Mean Time.
UNK. CRS.
Unknown.
unlimited
mileage. In a rental car, the absence of
any per mile charge for miles driven.
unrestricted
fare. A higher fare for a ticket
offering maximum flexibility. Typically, unrestricted fares require no
advance purchase, no Saturday night stay, no roundtrip purchase, and are
fully refundable without penalty or fee.
unscheduled.
Not on or according to a timetable.
unspoiled. Term
used to describe tourist destinations that, in theory, have not been
discovered by or overrun with tourists.
upgrade.
1. v. To move to the next higher category, as to upgrade a passenger
from tourist to business class. 2. n. A coupon entitling someone to an
upgrade. 3. n. The act of upgrading.
upper/lower.
A designation indicating the use of bunk beds or berths, as in a ship's
cabin or railway compartment.
upscale.
Appealing to or designed for a more affluent clientele.
upwind.
Toward the direction of the wind.
URL. Abr.
Universal resource locator. The address of a web site (qv).
US.
CRS. Unable to accept request (waitlisted). See also UC.
user-friendly.
Designed in such a way as to be easy to use or operate, especially of
computers and computer software.
U-shape setup.
In a meeting, a configuration in which tables are formed in the shape of
a U, with chairs on the outside of the U and the front of the room at
the open end of the U.
USS.
Abr. United States ship.
USTAR.
United States Travel Agent Registry.
USTDC. United
States Travel Data Center.
USTOA. United
States Tour Operators Association.
USTS.
United States Travel Service. Now USTTA (qv).
USTTA.
United States Travel and Tourism Administration.
usury laws.
Legislation restricting the amount of interest that may be charged.
UT. Universal
Time.
UTC. 1.
CRS. Unable to contact. 2. Abr. Coordinated universal time.
UTDN. Abr.
Unattended ticket delivery network.
utilization rate.
In the car rental industry, the percentage of vehicles in use during a
specified period of time, figured on a system-wide or local basis.
UTR.
CRS. Unable to reach.
UTV. Abr.
Universal travel voucher.
UU. CRS.
Unable.
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