Life Style / Travel Glossary

Mini-Suite: Typically, a large passenger cabin that offers separate sleeping and sitting areas.

Minibar: Hotel room cabinet containing snacks and refrigerated beverages. Items consumed are charged to hotel bill.

Minimum Connect Time: The shortest time required in order to successfully transfer to a connecting flight. It is recommended to select a connecting flight that exceeds the minimum connection time.

Minimum Stay: A period of time a traveler needs to stay in an individual destination to qualify for a specific airfare. (example: one week, one month, or even a friday night)

Modified American Plan ( Map): A meal plan that includes two or more daily meals, usually breakfast and dinner.

Motor Coach: A large highway passenger vehicle used to perform any travel service other than scheduled transportation for individually ticketed passengers (see bus).

Multi-Leg Trip: Traveling from location 1 to location 2, and then from location 2 to location 3, then usually back to the original departure location.

Murphy Bed: A bed that folds or swings into a closet or cabinet when not in use. Where offered in cruise accommodations, a murphy bed is typically used for the third or fourth occupants of the stateroom.

Muster: To assemble passengers and/or crew, usually to their assembly areas in the event of an emergency at sea.

Muster Drill: A safety demonstration conducted by members of the ship's staff that instructs passengers on the route to and location of their muster station, use of their life preservers, and other import . . . View Full Definition

Muster Station: The location where groups of passengers are asked to report in the event of an emergency at sea (or, as during a muster drill). Usually, muster stations are either interior public rooms or o . . . View Full Definition

Nautical Mile: A distance equal to 6,082.2 feet. A land mile is 5,280 feet.

Net Fare: Price of the fare after the applied commission.

Net Rate: The rate after any commission and fees are applied to the travel fee.

No Penalty: Tickets that are refundable if returned, the refund is applied to the original credit card or by a travel voucher.

No Show: A passenger who doesn't show for a flight, hotel, or rental car booking shame on you for not canceling.

Non-Refundable: A fare that cannot be refunded either in cash or via a credit card credit; very seldom is there an exception.

Non-Transferable: A ticket that can only be used by the person who was originally scheduled to fly at the time of purchase.

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28