Life Style / Travel Glossary

Last-Seat Availability: The ability of a travel agent to get, literally, the ' last seat ' for you on a particular flight, either at a certain fare or actually the last remaining seat on an aircraft. See ' direct access '.

Late Booking Fee: A fee due if travel arrangement are made at the last minute. Normally covers express delivery of documents and other last-minute arrangements that may have to be made by a tour operator.

Latitude: Imaginary horizontal lines of angular distance, measured in degrees north or south of the equator.

Layover: A period of time spent during a trip, sometimes overnight, while waiting for a transportation connection usually a change of planes.

Ldw: Loss damage waiver additional insurance pertaining to car rentals, covering theft and vandalism in addition to accident damage.

Lead-In Price: The lowest available price for a travel product, often pertaining to cabins on a cruise ship. Usually, there are only a few staterooms available on board each cruiseliner in this category, b . . . View Full Definition

Leeward: The side of a ship or an island that is located opposite from the direction of the prevailing wind -the ' leeward islands ' in the caribbean for example.

Leg: On segment of a journey, normally referring to an air itinerary, such as the ' outbound leg ' or the ' return leg '.

Leisure Travel: Usually signifies traveling for relaxation, vacation, or to visit friends/family.

Liability Coverage: Insurance protection against injury and damage claims by third parties, available as option for car rentals.

Lido Deck: Usually the deck on a cruise ship that surrounds the pool area.

Lifeboat: Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency. By law, the total capacities of all lifeboats far exceed the total number of passengers and crew members onboard.

Lift: An elevator. Either term - lift or elevator - is acceptable and widely understood by ship staff.

Limited Availability: Limited number of reservations accepted for a certain advertised rate or special offer.

Limited Mileage Allowance: The number of miles included in the car rental rate before additional per mile charges are accessed.

Load Factor: The percent of available space on an aircraft or other form of transportation that has been sold to date.

Loss Damage Waiver (Ldw): Variation of collision damage waiver employed by some car rental vendors. Renters are advised to buy ldw to avoid liability for collision, theft, vandalism, loss of car, and other noncollisi . . . View Full Definition

Low Season: The period when a destination experiences it's lowest prices and the fewest number of guests.

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