UATP. Universal Air Travel Plan.
See Air Travel Card.
UBOA. United Bus Owners of America.
UC. CRS. Unable to accept request
(not waitlisted). See also US.
UCCCF. CRS. Universal credit card
charge form.
U-drive. Brit. A rental car.
UFO. Abr. Unidentified flying
object.
UFTAA. Universal Federation of
Travel Agents Associations.
UK. Abr. United Kingdom.
UM. CRS. Unaccompanied minor.
UMNN. CRS. Unaccompanied minor,
where NN denotes the child's age.
UMNR. CRS. Unaccompanied minor.
UN. 1. CRS. Unable. 2. Abr. United
Nations.
UNA. CRS. Unable.
unaccompanied minor. A child traveling,
usually on an airline, without a parent or other adult
guardian.
unchecked baggage. Baggage which
a traveler retains in his or her personal control. An
important distinction when liability for loss or damage
is to be determined. See also checked baggage.
undercurrent. See undertow.
underdeveloped. Not having a sufficiently
modern infrastructure.
undertow. A dangerous coastal
current that can drag swimmers out to sea.
undeveloped. Without amenities
or infrastructure, as a camping area or tourist destination.
uninterrupted international air transportation.
Any airline flight that does not include a schedule
stop of more than twelve hours in the United States.
Union Jack. The flag of the United
Kingdom.
Universal Air Travel Plan. See
Air Travel Card.
Universal Time. See Greenwich
Mean Time.
UNK. CRS. Unknown.
unlimited mileage. In a rental
car, the absence of any per mile charge for miles driven.
unrestricted fare. A higher fare
for a ticket offering maximum flexibility. Typically,
unrestricted fares require no advance purchase, no Saturday
night stay, no roundtrip purchase, and are fully refundable
without penalty or fee.
unscheduled. Not on or according
to a timetable.
unspoiled. Term used to describe
tourist destinations that, in theory, have not been
discovered by or overrun with tourists.
upgrade. 1. v. To move to the
next higher category, as to upgrade a passenger from
tourist to business class. 2. n. A coupon entitling
someone to an upgrade. 3. n. The act of upgrading.
upper/lower. A designation indicating
the use of bunk beds or berths, as in a ship's cabin
or railway compartment.
upscale. Appealing to or designed
for a more affluent clientele.
upwind. Toward the direction of
the wind.
URL. Abr. Universal resource locator.
The address of a web site (qv).
US. CRS. Unable to accept request
(waitlisted). See also UC.
user-friendly. Designed in such
a way as to be easy to use or operate, especially of
computers and computer software.
U-shape setup. In a meeting, a
configuration in which tables are formed in the shape
of a U, with chairs on the outside of the U and the
front of the room at the open end of the U.
USS. Abr. United States ship.
USTAR. United States Travel Agent
Registry.
USTDC. United States Travel Data
Center.
USTOA. United States Tour Operators
Association.
USTS. United States Travel Service.
Now USTTA (qv).
USTTA. United States Travel and
Tourism Administration.
usury laws. Legislation restricting
the amount of interest that may be charged.
UT. Universal Time.
UTC. 1. CRS. Unable to contact.
2. Abr. Coordinated universal time.
UTDN. Abr. Unattended ticket delivery
network.
utilization rate. In the car rental
industry, the percentage of vehicles in use during a
specified period of time, figured on a system-wide or
local basis.
UTR. CRS. Unable to reach.
UTV. Abr. Universal travel voucher.
UU. CRS. Unable.
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