Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Meetings & Events

Banquet captain

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, banquet captain means: A supervisor who directs serving staff during a banquet or catered function.

In Turkish: ziyafet servis şefi

How it is used

Used in hotel event operations; the role coordinates service timing and staff sections.

Example sentences

  1. The banquet captain waited for the speech to finish before sending staff with the main course.

    Service timing is coordinated with the live event rather than the kitchen alone.

  2. The banquet captain reassigned two servers when an extra table was added at short notice.

    The supervisor adjusts staff coverage when the event layout changes.

Common collocations

  • banquet captain briefing
  • banquet captain duties

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