Glossary D

Discretionary income  is the money received from employment or other sources which can be freely spent on leisure pursuits (such as Travel and tourism) after general living costs, taxation etc. are taken into consideration.

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Discrimination  is the unequal treatment of persons on grounds which are not justifiable in law, e.g. in the UK, discrimination on the grounds of sex or race.

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Deutsch: Ausschiffung / Español: Desembarco / Português: Desembarque / Français: Débarquement / Italiano: Sbarco

In the travel context, disembarkation refers to the process of leaving a vehicle or vessel, such as a plane, ship, or train, at the end of a journey. It is the counterpart to embarkation, which involves boarding the vehicle or vessel at the beginning of a trip. Disembarkation is a critical phase in travel, involving procedures and protocols designed to ensure the safe, efficient, and orderly exit of passengers and crew from the transport mode.

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Disintermediation  is a process by which the consumer 'bypasses' the services of an Intermediary or intermediaries in the chain of distribution, in order to purchase products direct from those who supply them.

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Disneyland Paris-Airport is an airport in Disneyland Paris/France with the Airport Code DLP

This airport is on position 155 (1464, 162) in our monthly Top100 of World Airports

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displacement  is the loosely, the size of the engine.

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Deutsch: Abstand / Español: Distancia / Português: Distância / Français: Distance / Italiano: Distanza
Distance, or farness, is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over").

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Distance Learning is any activity in which the learner participates in a resource education experience from a location remote from the resource in question and without the personal presence of a agency representative, i.e. internet, interactive CD teleconferencing.

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