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In Season: The period when a destination is at its most popular, often due to favorable weather or specific local events, leading to higher prices and larger crowds.

In Transit: The state of being en route between two points, often referring to passengers who are between the initial and final legs of their journey, without having entered the country of the transit area officially.

Inbound Operator: A company that specializes in providing travel services and arrangements for visitors coming into a country, including tours, accommodations, and transportation.

Inbound Tour: A tour arranged for visitors coming from other countries or regions to the tour operator’s country, focusing on local attractions, culture, and experiences.

Inbound Tourism: Refers to visitors from foreign countries coming into a country, contributing to the country’s tourism statistics and economy.

Inbound Tourism Consumption: The total spending within a country by inbound tourists for both goods and services, including payment to national carriers for international transport.

Inbound Tourism Expenditure: The spending by inbound tourists in a destination country on accommodation, transportation, entertainment, and attractions, contributing to the local economy.

Incentive: A reward offered to employees or customers, typically in the form of a trip or travel experience, aimed at motivating performance or loyalty.

Incentive Tour: A travel experience offered as a reward, usually by a company to its employees or clients, designed to motivate and reward for their contributions or loyalty.

Incentive Travel: The use of trips and travel experiences as incentives to motivate or reward employees or clients for meeting or exceeding certain goals or performance metrics.

Incidentals: Charges incurred during a hotel stay or travel experience that are not included in the basic cost, such as fees for room service, telephone calls, and mini-bar usage.

Inclusive Tour: A travel package that includes the cost of flights, accommodations, and sometimes other services like meals and transfers, offering a bundled price for the entire experience.

Independent Tour: A travel arrangement where the traveler plans and books their itinerary independently, without the structure of a guided tour, allowing for more flexibility and personalization.

In-flight Entertainment: The entertainment options provided by airlines during a flight, including movies, TV shows, music, games, and sometimes internet access, to enhance passenger experience.

In-flight Service: The range of services provided to passengers by an airline during a flight, which may include food and beverage service, duty-free sales, and personal assistance.

Inside Cabin: A type of cruise ship accommodation without windows or exterior views, often located in the interior of the ship, offering a more budget-friendly option for travelers.

Internal Tourism: The travel activities of residents of a country visiting destinations within their own country, also known as domestic tourism.

Internal Tourism Consultant: A specialist who advises on tourism development, marketing, and management within a specific country, focusing on enhancing the domestic tourism sector.

Internal Tourism Consumption: The total spending by residents and non-residents within a country on tourism-related goods and services, including day visits and overnight stays.

Internal Tourism Expenditure: The spending within a country by residents traveling domestically and by non-residents for business and leisure purposes, excluding international transportation costs.

International Air Transport Association (IATA): A trade association representing and serving the airline industry worldwide by defining standards for airline safety, security, efficiency, and sustainability, and facilitating global aviation operations.

Intercontinental: Relating to travel or transport between continents, often involving long-haul flights that connect different parts of the world.

Interline Connection: A travel arrangement where passengers transfer between flights operated by different airlines, with coordinated scheduling and baggage handling for smoother transitions.

Intermodal Tour: A journey that incorporates multiple modes of transportation, such as planes, trains, and automobiles, providing a seamless travel experience across different transport networks.

International Tourism: Travel that involves crossing international boundaries for leisure, business, or other purposes, contributing to the economic and cultural exchange between countries.

International Visitor: An individual who travels to a country other than their own for a period of less than a year, for leisure, business, or other reasons, excluding activities remunerated from within the visited country.

Itinerary: A detailed plan or route of a journey, including destinations, accommodations, and transport arrangements, often used to organize and schedule travel activities.