The Travel Institute CTA 2026
Expert Verifed Ace the Text
A-B-C Method - ANSWER ✔✔a time management strategy that
allows you to arrange your daily tasks according to priority
ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) - ANSWER ✔✔A group owned
by major US airlines that regulates the distribution of airline tickets.
ASTA American Society of Travel Advisors - ANSWER ✔✔A trade
association that lobbies governments, presents educational programs
and speaks to the public on behalf of its members.
,ACTA Association of Canadian Travel Agencies - ANSWER ✔✔A
national member based trade assoc in Canada
Back-to-Back Ticketing - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical ticketing practice
in which clients buy two round-trip discount tickets for less than the cost
of one round-trip ticket at full fare, thus circumventing certain restrictions
on the discount tickets by rearranging departures and returns.
Card Mills - ANSWER ✔✔organization that sells travel agent identity
cards to the public, under the guise of a bona fide employment in the
travel industry, promoting access to travel industry discounts.
CCRA Travel Commerce Network (CCRA) - ANSWER ✔✔A network
that facilitates commerce between travel professionals and suppliers.
Consumer Protection B.C. - ANSWER ✔✔Consumer
protection/regulatory body in BC Canada
Doublebooking - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical reservations practice of
booking two reservations for an individual at the same time.
Errors and Omissions Insurance - ANSWER ✔✔A type of insurance
that can protect travel consultants and their businesses in cases where
clients feel a travel advisor has misrepresented a product or service or
,has been negligent in planning the client's travel. It provides coverage
for mistakes that happen.
Ethics - ANSWER ✔✔Moral principles of right conduct
Federal Trade Commission FTC - ANSWER ✔✔agency of the US
government whose mission is the enforcement of civil US antitrust law
and the promotion of consumer protection
Ghost booking - ANSWER ✔✔Taking advantage of a flexible
cancellation policy to book a trip that clients have no intention of actually
taking.
GDS (Global Distribution System) - ANSWER ✔✔An electronic
system that links distributors and suppliers to a central database and is
set up for making reservations.
Hidden-city ticketing - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical ticketing practice in
which clients buy a less expensive ticket with a connection then end
their trip at the connecting city.
International Air Transport Association IATA - ANSWER ✔✔An
association of airlines whose goal is to create stability in international
aviation.
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, IATAN (International Airlines Travel Agent Network) - ANSWER
✔✔An IATA subsidiary that uses a screening program to appoint US
travel agencies to sell tickets for its member international airlines serving
the US
profession - ANSWER ✔✔An occupation requiring a specialized body
of knowledge
Professional - ANSWER ✔✔Term commonly used to describe people
who earn their living by practicing some skill or engaging in some
activitiy that requires expertise
Professionalism - ANSWER ✔✔The quality demonstrated by
professionals who possess the skills and knowledge to perform their
jobs with expertise and who are committed to the standards of the
occupation and to the interests of the client.
Seller of Travel Law - ANSWER ✔✔Statute that regulates sales by
travel agencies and may require financial protections for consumers.
Tickler files - ANSWER ✔✔File that reminds you to do something, to
assist with time management
Time log - ANSWER ✔✔A record of what you do and how long it
takes you to do it, to assist with time management.
Expert Verifed Ace the Text
A-B-C Method - ANSWER ✔✔a time management strategy that
allows you to arrange your daily tasks according to priority
ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) - ANSWER ✔✔A group owned
by major US airlines that regulates the distribution of airline tickets.
ASTA American Society of Travel Advisors - ANSWER ✔✔A trade
association that lobbies governments, presents educational programs
and speaks to the public on behalf of its members.
,ACTA Association of Canadian Travel Agencies - ANSWER ✔✔A
national member based trade assoc in Canada
Back-to-Back Ticketing - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical ticketing practice
in which clients buy two round-trip discount tickets for less than the cost
of one round-trip ticket at full fare, thus circumventing certain restrictions
on the discount tickets by rearranging departures and returns.
Card Mills - ANSWER ✔✔organization that sells travel agent identity
cards to the public, under the guise of a bona fide employment in the
travel industry, promoting access to travel industry discounts.
CCRA Travel Commerce Network (CCRA) - ANSWER ✔✔A network
that facilitates commerce between travel professionals and suppliers.
Consumer Protection B.C. - ANSWER ✔✔Consumer
protection/regulatory body in BC Canada
Doublebooking - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical reservations practice of
booking two reservations for an individual at the same time.
Errors and Omissions Insurance - ANSWER ✔✔A type of insurance
that can protect travel consultants and their businesses in cases where
clients feel a travel advisor has misrepresented a product or service or
,has been negligent in planning the client's travel. It provides coverage
for mistakes that happen.
Ethics - ANSWER ✔✔Moral principles of right conduct
Federal Trade Commission FTC - ANSWER ✔✔agency of the US
government whose mission is the enforcement of civil US antitrust law
and the promotion of consumer protection
Ghost booking - ANSWER ✔✔Taking advantage of a flexible
cancellation policy to book a trip that clients have no intention of actually
taking.
GDS (Global Distribution System) - ANSWER ✔✔An electronic
system that links distributors and suppliers to a central database and is
set up for making reservations.
Hidden-city ticketing - ANSWER ✔✔An unethical ticketing practice in
which clients buy a less expensive ticket with a connection then end
their trip at the connecting city.
International Air Transport Association IATA - ANSWER ✔✔An
association of airlines whose goal is to create stability in international
aviation.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, IATAN (International Airlines Travel Agent Network) - ANSWER
✔✔An IATA subsidiary that uses a screening program to appoint US
travel agencies to sell tickets for its member international airlines serving
the US
profession - ANSWER ✔✔An occupation requiring a specialized body
of knowledge
Professional - ANSWER ✔✔Term commonly used to describe people
who earn their living by practicing some skill or engaging in some
activitiy that requires expertise
Professionalism - ANSWER ✔✔The quality demonstrated by
professionals who possess the skills and knowledge to perform their
jobs with expertise and who are committed to the standards of the
occupation and to the interests of the client.
Seller of Travel Law - ANSWER ✔✔Statute that regulates sales by
travel agencies and may require financial protections for consumers.
Tickler files - ANSWER ✔✔File that reminds you to do something, to
assist with time management
Time log - ANSWER ✔✔A record of what you do and how long it
takes you to do it, to assist with time management.
