chartering
Booking exclusive use
Chartering is the act of hiring or leasing a vehicle—typically a boat, plane, or bus—for exclusive use: We're chartering a yacht for the wedding.
It also means granting an official charter to establish an organization: The state began chartering new banks.
The word appears in both business and travel contexts.
Seagoing transport vessel
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- boatWatercraft for travel
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
sailboat · catamaran · ferry · barge · trawler · schooner · motorboat · cruise ship
Shared position between parties
- hireTake on for work
- leaseTemporary use contract
- fixtureAttached building component
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
charterer · shipowner · terms · conditions · negotiation · demurrage · freight · party
Forced fluid stream
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- private planeIndividually owned aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
passengers · booking · reservation · itinerary · on-demand · air taxi · corporate jet · turboprop
Planned multi-destination journey
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- group travelJourneying with companions
sightseeing · day trip · adventure · whale watching · island hopping · river cruise · coastal cruise · scenic tour
Large passenger vehicle
- coachOne who instructs
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- limousineStretched luxury automobile
- minibusCompact multi-passenger vehicle
vehicle · transport · group booking · event · conference · wedding · school trip · team travel
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
tanker · sailboat · catamaran · ferry · barge · trawler · schooner · motorboat · cruise ship · cargo ship
agreement
Shared position between parties
broker · charterer · shipowner · terms · conditions · negotiation · demurrage · freight · party · liability
jet
Forced fluid stream
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- private planeIndividually owned aircraft
pilot · passengers · booking · reservation · itinerary · on-demand · air taxi · corporate jet · turboprop · flight crew
tour
Planned multi-destination journey
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
group travel · sightseeing · day trip · adventure · whale watching · island hopping · river cruise · coastal cruise · scenic tour · guided tour
bus
Large passenger vehicle
minibus · vehicle · transport · group booking · event · conference · wedding · school trip · team travel · airport transfer
- maritime industriestankers, cargo transport, dredging, tug boats, stevedoring
- maritime servicesshipping, cargo transport, ferry service, cruise line, pilotage
- formalizingformalizing, institutionalizing, officializing, establishing, codifying
- boatingboat, ferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
charteringscheduled service
Transport operating on fixed times
purchasing · buying · owning · commercial flights · scheduled flights
charteringrevoking
Officially canceling authorization
dissolving · disbanding · canceling · cancelling · abolishing