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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: abort
​ In aviation, to abort means to abandon a landing or take-off because of a problem, hazard, or operational concern.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: above board
​In US maritime usage, this refers to passenger accommodation located above the waterline.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: above the line promotional media
​ This describes commission-paying advertising media used through advertising agencies, including newspapers, magazines, radio, poster hoardings, and television, and the entry directs the reader to promotional media.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: aboyeur
​A French word meaning “a person shouting,” adopted into commercial kitchen jargon to describe the person who calls out or relays customers’ food requirements to chefs, particularly in busy kitchens where shouting is necessary to be heard.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: ABP
​ This acronym has several meanings: it can mean able-bodied passenger (the airline designation allowing emergency-exit seating); Associated British Ports (with the organization’s website referenced in the entry); or Activity Based Pricing, a hospitality-related term (not exclusive to travel) where identifying both cost and demand factors supports improved yield and revenue optimization.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: ABPCO
​ The Association of British Professional Conference Organizers is a professional body in the UK, and the entry references its website



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: ABS
​The American Bureau of Shipping is the US organization involved in certifying ships for compliance with international maritime and safety regulations, and the entry points readers toward related frameworks such as IMO and SOLAS, while also providing the organization’s website



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: absence flag
​ A small blue, square-shaped flag used to indicate that a boat’s owner is not on board; on larger vessels, a pennant may similarly indicate the captain is absent.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: absorption
​ This term has two meanings: (1) in air fares and joint pricing, it describes a situation where an air carrier’s revenue share from a joint fare is less than its own local fare for the same market; (2) in cultural tourism contexts, it refers to an indigenous population’s acceptance of tourists’ values and culture, with a direction to see acculturation.



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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: ABT
​The Association of Business Travellers is identified as a US organization, with its website referenced





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