"Pax" in Tourism: Passenger Count

Industry Shorthand

Pax = Passengers. Derived from Latin pax (peace), but in travel/tourism/aviation, it means number of people transported or booked.

Usage Examples

• "Flight has 150 pax" = 150 passengers on board.
• "Hotel group: 40 pax" = 40 guests.
• "Annual pax throughput: 50M" = 50 million passengers/year (airport).
• "Pax weight" = avg. passenger + baggage weight (for load planning).

Contexts

• Airlines (load factor, manifest).
• Hotels (group bookings, F&B planning).
• Tour operators (coach capacity, guide ratios).
• Cruise ships (berth occupancy).
• Events (attendee counts).

Not to Be Confused With

PAX (uppercase) = Penny Arcade Expo (gaming conventions). Context clarifies.

Simple metric, universal language.