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ROOM RESERVATION [7 records]

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Record 1 2025-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Practice (Hotels)
  • Tourist Lodging
CONT

(...) Room Oversale circumstances should be settled by mutual agreement.(...) Room oversale on other than a "Guaranteed Payment or Deposited Reservation" should require the hotel/motel to locate guests in an alternate but reasonably comparable accommodation(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation hôtelière
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
DEF

Fait de louer plus de chambres que l'établissement n'en dispose, à la suite d'une erreur.

Key term(s)
  • location excédentaire
  • survente
  • dépassement de disponibilités en chambre

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Practice (Hotels)
  • Tourist Lodging
DEF

A reservation for which the hotel has received cash payment for at least the first night's lodging in advance and is obligated to hold the room regardless of the guest's time of arrival.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation hôtelière
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
DEF

Réservation pour laquelle a été versé un montant qui correspond généralement au prix de la première nuit du séjour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación comercial (Hotelería)
  • Alojamiento (Turismo)
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Record 3 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
CONT

A reservation that is not guaranteed normally provides that room will be held until the local check-in deadline, after which time hotel may sell room to another party. This does not apply to guests with confirmed reservation for which "late arrival" has previously been specified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)
DEF

Client qui se présente en retard, c'est-à-dire après l'heure limite, à la réception d'un établissement hôtelier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tarificación (Hotelería)
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Record 4 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
CONT

Correspondence(for reservations) is sent to the reception clerk who enters the reservation on the control sheet noting the type of room desired and the checkout date.(LATTIN, 1958 : 31).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)
CONT

Pour les réservations faites oralement, il est recommandé de porter le plus grand nombre d'indications recueillies sur une fiche de commande. (MAZETTI et FRANCILLON, 1967 : 37)

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tourist Lodging
  • Commercial Practice (Hotels)
OBS

This term is used by hotel reservation services, indicating that they cannot confirm the room, but must request it direct from the hotel.

OBS

When dealing with inclusive tour charters (ITCs), a request for space is most often accompanied by a guarantee of payment, such as a credit card or cheque number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
  • Exploitation hôtelière
OBS

Livrer sur demande.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
CONT

If the traveller makes his/her own arrangements for a Guaranteed Room Reservation... the hotel may request one night's deposit or the traveller's personal credit card number...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

ICAO-oct. 74 p. 35;(informatique)... the passenger... travelling on a computer-serviced carrier can, with a single phone call, make a reservation, confirm a hotel room, rent a car, have a special meal ordered on his flight... The reservation agent manning the position can extract such information from his CRT... visual display unit...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

OACI-oct. 74 p. 35; ...le transporteur qui utilise les services d'un transporteur équipé d'ordinateurs, peut ... faire une réservation, obtenir une chambre d'hôtel, louer une voiture, commander un repas spécial... A l'autre bout de la ligne, l'agent des réservations obtient tous ces renseignements sur un écran de télévision en tapant les instructions sur un clavier...

Spanish

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