Travel terms starting with F

25 terms

  1. familiarization (FAM) tour A free or reduced-rate trip offered to travel professionals to acquaint them with what a destination, attraction, or supplier has to offer.
  2. Familiarization Trip A complimentary or reduced-rate travel program for travel agents, airline or rail employees or other travel buyers, designed to acquaint participants with…
  3. Family First Preference A category of family immigration (F1) for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and their children.
  4. Family Fourth Preference A category of family immigration (F4) for brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children.
  5. Family Preference Categories Visa cases under these categories are processed based on an approved Form I-130 visa petition.
  6. Family Second Preference A category of family immigration (F2) for spouses, children and unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents.
  7. Family Third Preference A category of family immigration (F3) for married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children.
  8. Federal Poverty Guidelines See Poverty Guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a…
  9. Fiancé(e) A person who plans or is contracted to marry another person. The foreign fiancé(e) of a U.S.
  10. Filing Date or Priority Date The date the petition was received by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly INS, BCIS).
  11. First Preference A category of family immigration (F1) for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their children.
  12. fiscal year The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
  13. FIT Acronym with multiple meanings. RTM has seen it used to mean the following: -Foreign individual traveler -Frequent individual traveler -Fully independent…
  14. Fixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, insurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees.
  15. Fly/drive tour A F.I.T. package that always includes air travel and a rental car and sometimes other travel components.
  16. Folio An itemized record of a guest’s charges and credits which is maintained in the front office until departure.
  17. Following to Join A type of derivative visa status when the family member gets a visa after the principal applicant.
  18. Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM) 9 FAM Chapter 41 relates to nonimmigrant visas. 9 FAM Chapter 42 covers immigrant visas. 9 FAM Chapter 40 relates to visa ineligibilities and waivers.
  19. Foreign Independent Travel or Foreign Individual Travel - FIT An international pre-paid unescorted tour that includes several travel elements such as accommodations, rental cars and sightseeing.
  20. Fourth Preference A category of family immigration (F4) for brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children. The U.S.
  21. Frequent Independent Travel (F.I.T.) A custom-designed, prepaid travel package with many individualized arrangements. F.I.T. are unescorted and usually have no formal itinerary.
  22. Fulfillment piece Promotional literature, video, or other material that is sent in response to an inquiry. Usually contains full trip planning information.
  23. Full and Final Adoption A legal adoption in which the child receives all the rights of a natural born, legitimate child.
  24. Full house a hand of three cards of the same value and two cards of another same value, irrespective of suit, e.g. 2, 2, 2, 5, 5; i.e. a three of a kind and a pair
  25. Function room A special room that is used primarily for private parties, banquets, and meetings. Also called banquet rooms.