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Hotels

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

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concierge service

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

It is a rather old term, borrowed to the traditional hotel industry. By concierge service, we designate a service from the hotel, which can make all kind of steps on behalf of the client. Thus, it ...

gateway or gateway city

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

A major airport, seaport, rail or bus center through which tourists and travelers enter from outside the region.

frequent independent traveler (FIT)

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

Designation which applies to visitors who arrive on their own as opposed to being a part of an organized group.

frequency

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

The number of times an advertisement appears during a given campaign.

free independent travel (FIT)

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

Individual travel in which a tour operator has previously arranged blocks of rooms at various destinations in advance for use by individual travelers. These travelers travel independently, not in a ...

condominium hotels

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

Customers purchase fee-simple equity in the units - the hotel's guestrooms. Unit owners may live in the hotels permanently or use them as second and third homes. Depending on the hotel's policy, unit ...

franchise

Tourism & hospitality; Hotels

The right to market a service and/or product often exclusive for a specified area, as granted by the manufacturer, developer or distributor in return for a fee: prevalent in the fast food industry ...

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