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Bedbank

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, bedbank means: A wholesaler that distributes accommodation inventory to travel sellers rather than mainly to individual guests.

In Turkish: konaklama toptancısı

How it is used

Agents use bedbanks to source accommodation; identify the contractual supplier when handling changes.

Example sentences

  1. The agency bought the room through a bedbank and included it in a wider holiday package.

    The wholesaler supplies the agency, which builds the customer-facing package.

  2. Please contact the bedbank about the amendment because the hotel cannot alter that trade booking directly.

    The booking's supply chain determines who can process the change.

Common collocations

  • bedbank inventory
  • book through a bedbank
  • net rateThe price a hotel charges a travel agency or tour operator without commission; the agency adds its own profit before selling to the guest.
  • travel agencyA business that sells holidays, tours, tickets and hotel stays to travellers, often earning a commission from suppliers.

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