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Hotels

Facilities that are established for the purpose of temporary housing for guests.

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Hotels

Room service

Travel; Hotels

Food and beverage delivered and served in a guest room.

Safety deposit boxes

Travel; Hotels

Individual boxes provided for the safekeeping of guest valuables. Located either in a central, secure, and supervised location or in individual guest rooms.

Shoulder season

Travel; Hotels

A short season that falls between the high and low season and offers fares and rates between those of the other types of seasons.

Rack rate

Travel; Hotels

The price that a hotel charges the customer for a room before any discount has been taken into account; a published rate for a room, sometimes set artificially high and used to calculate different ...

Registration card

Travel; Hotels

A form on which arriving guests record their names, addresses, and other details including mode of transportation used, nationality, purpose of visit (usually business or pleasure), method of ...

Three star hotel

Travel; Hotels

Middle class hotels; moderately priced; has daily maid service, room service, and may have dry-cleaning, Internet access, and a swimming pool.

Tour operator

Travel; Hotels

An organisation or individual who actively manages and escorts tours and tour packages to FIT and group visitors.

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