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Glossary: BMU 190 Smart Travel: Plan, Save and Stay Safe
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- The TSA liquids rule for carry on bags.
- ancillary fee
- A fee for an extra, such as a checked bag or a seat.
- benchmark
- An outside number you compare your estimate to.
- budget category
- A group of costs, such as lodging or food.
- buffer
- Extra money set aside for surprises.
- capstone
- The final project that shows what you learned.
- closed loop cruise
- A cruise that starts and ends at the same U.S. port.
- denied boarding
- Being bumped from an oversold flight when you did not volunteer.
- embassy
- The U.S. government's main office in another country.
- emergency contact
- A person at home who knows your plans.
- exclusion
- Something a policy will not pay for.
- fare rules
- The terms on changes, cancellations, and refunds.
- final check
- A last look at advisories, documents, and bookings a few days before you go.
- mandatory fee
- A fee you must pay to book, such as a resort or cleaning fee.
- medical evacuation
- Moving a patient to a place that can treat them.
- passport book
- The passport you need to fly internationally.
- policy
- The contract that says what insurance pays and does not pay.
- power bank
- A portable charger with a lithium battery.
- pre existing condition
- A health problem you had before the policy started.
- REAL ID
- A state license or ID that meets federal standards for flying in the U.S.
- red flag
- A warning sign that an offer may be a scam.
- rental listing scam
- A fake ad for a place to stay, often copied from a real one.
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- The FTC's site for reporting fraud.
- rubric
- A scoring guide with clear levels.
- significant change
- A big change to a flight, such as a departure or arrival moved 3 or more hours on a domestic flight.
- STEP
- Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, a free State Department sign up for alerts.
- total price
- Everything you must pay, including required fees.
- travel advisory
- The State Department's safety level for a country, from 1 to 4.
- trip goal
- One sentence: where, when, who, and the most you will spend.
- trip plan
- One document with the budget, bookings, documents, insurance, and safety plan.
- visa
- Permission from another country to enter, when it requires one.
- wire transfer
- A way to send money that is very hard to get back.
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