Wagon-Lits.
European company providing sleeping car services on trains.
wait list, waitlist.
1. n. A roster of names of those wishing passage on a full flight or
other trip, usually honored in order in case of cancellations. 2. n. A
group of people waiting for cancellations. 3. v. To place someone on
such a list.
waiver.
1. A written acknowledgment by a passenger of his or her declining
something, as insurance coverage. 2. A document used by a travel agency
and signed by the customer indicating that certain forms of insurance or
other protection has been advised or offered. 3. The formal
acknowledgment of dismissal of a requirement.
wake.
The trail of waves left by a ship.
wake-up call.
In a hotel, a telephone call delivered either by a person or a
computerized system to a guestÕs room at a prearranged time.
walked.
adj. In the hotel industry, term used to refer to a guest lodged in
another property at the hotel's expense because no room was available
for his or her use.
walkie-talkie.
A portable radio communication device with limited range.
walk-in.
In a hotel, a guest who arrives without a reservation. In a travel
agency, a customer who arrives unannounced, especially a new customer.
walkout. A
labor strike.
walk-up.
In the airline industry, a passenger who purchases a ticket shortly
before flight time.
wanderlust.
A desire to travel.
WAPTT.
World Association for Professional Training in Tourism.
WATA. World
Association of Travel Agents.
water closet.
Toilet.
water table.
A point below the surface of the land, below which the earth is
saturated with water.
waterfront. The
section facing the sea. A harbor area.
waterline.
1. The line on a ship's hull to which the sea reaches. 2. Any of a
number of lines drawn on a ship's hull indicating the point to which the
sea will reach when the vessel is fully loaded.
watershed. The
area drained by a system of rivers. The crest of a ridge or mountain
range, marking the point at which water will flow in the opposite
direction.
WATS.
Abr. Wide area telephone service. A form of long-distance telephone
service which is purchased in bulk at lower rates.
way station.
An intermediate or less-important station, especially on a railroad.
WB. CRS.
Westbound.
WC.
Abr. Water closet (toilet).
w/c.
Abr. Will call.
WCHC. CRS.
Wheelchair (passenger immobile).
WCHR.
CRS. Wheelchair.
WCHS. CRS.
Wheelchair (passenger cannot negotiate stairs).
weather deck. An open-air deck
on a cruise ship.
weather side. The side of a
ship, either port or starboard, exposed to the prevailing winds.
weather tourist.
A person who travels to view meteorological events such as hurricanes
and tornadoes.
web.
Informal term for the World Wide Web (qv).
web browser. A
software program enabling users to navigate the World Wide Web and the
Internet.
web site.
Informational or commercial computer files posted on the Internet and
viewable from remote computers.
webmaster. The
person designated to maintain a web site.
well brand.
See house brand.
wet bar.
In a hotel room, a bar or counter area with running water, used for
preparing drinks.
wet landing.
A beach arrival on a small boat that requires passengers to step into
the surf and wade ashore.
wet lease.
Rental of a crewed and provisioned boat or vessel.
w/fac. Abr.
With facilities.
wharf.
A dock.
whistle stop.
1. Traditionally, a very brief stop on a railroad. By extension, any
brief stop. 2. A very small town.
white cap. A
wave with a frothy top, especially one whipped up by the wind.
white-knuckle flyer.
Slang. A person nervous about flying.
white-knuckler. Slang. A
derogatory term for a short commuter flight on a prop aircraft. By
extension, any rough airline flight.
whitewater rafting.
A group recreational activity using multi-passenger, inflatable rubber
boats, typically steered by a professional guide, to travel down rivers
with numerous rapids.
WHO.
World Health Organization.
wholesaler.
Any company that sells to retailers as opposed to the general public. A
tour operator.
wholesaler rate.
A non-commissionable rate for a product such as a hotel room that is
extended to tour operators and packagers.
wide-body. An
aircraft designed for increased passenger load by expanding the number
of seats in each row and adding an aisle.
widow's walk.
A raised platform or high porch on the roof of a house, usually in a
coastal town, originally designed to provide a view of ships far out to
sea.
will-call, will-call window.
A place in a terminal, lobby, theme park, or other venue where customers
can pick up previously ordered tickets or other documents.
winch.
An electrical or motorized device used to wind ropes used in lifting
cargo.
wind chill, wind chill factor.
A calculation that takes into account the effect of the wind to provide
a reading of the apparent temperature (as opposed to the actual
temperature as registered on a thermometer).
wind shear.
A violent and sudden downdraft of wind which can be fatal to a landing
airplane.
windjammer.
1. A sailing ship. 2. A type of sailed cruise ship designed to resemble
the merchant ships of the late 1800s.
windlass.
A winch used to raise and lower a ship's anchor.
windward.
In the direction of the wind.
wire transfer.
The electronic transmission of funds from one bank to another; used to
make payments to foreign suppliers.
WK.
CRS. Was confirmed.
WL.
CRS. Waitlist (qv).
w/o fac.
Abr. Without facilities.
WOAG.
Worldwide Official Airline Guide.
workshop.
Seminar.
World Wide Web.
A global network of computers using hypertext technology to create a
world-wide depository of information.
Worldspan®.
A computerized reservation system (qv).
wrapper.
Slang. A tour operator that purchases a basic tour package from
another supplier, adds (or "wraps") some additional elements,
and then sells the resulting package under its own name.
write off, write-off.
1. v. Deduct, as from one's income tax. 2. v. Regard as hopelessly lost
or damaged. 3. n. An expenditure that can be deducted from one's income
tax.
WTCIB.
Women's Travellers Center and Information Bank.
WTO.
World Tourism Organization.
WTRVW.
CRS. Water view.
WTTC.
World Travel and Tourism Council.
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