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Availability

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, availability means: Whether rooms, tables, seats or places on a tour are free to be booked on a particular date.

In Turkish: müsaitlik, boş yer durumu

How it is used

Reservations and front desk staff check availability before quoting a price. Common phrases: "Let me check availability", "subject to availability" (only if something is free) and "We have limited availability that weekend."

Example sentences

  1. Let me check availability for a sea-view room on those dates.

  2. Late check-out is free for our members, subject to availability.

Common collocations

  • check availability
  • subject to availability
  • limited availability
  • room availability
  • no availability
  • fully bookedHaving no free rooms, tables or places left for a particular date because everything has already been reserved.
  • reservationAn arrangement made in advance to keep a room, table, seat or service for a guest on a particular date.
  • bookTo arrange in advance to have a room, table, ticket or tour on a certain date, by phone, online or through an agency.
  • occupancy rateThe percentage of a hotel's available rooms that are sold over a certain period, such as a night, a month or a season.

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