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Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Reservations & Rates

Booking modification

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, booking modification means: A change made to an existing reservation, such as dates, room type, guest details, or special requests.

In Turkish: rezervasyon değişikliği

How it is used

Used by reservation agents, front desk staff, and online travel teams. Typical modifications involve arrival dates, occupancy, meal plans, or payment details.

Example sentences

  1. The agent processed a booking modification when the family moved their arrival from Thursday to Saturday due to a flight delay.

    Here, booking modification refers to updating an existing reservation instead of creating a new one from the beginning.

  2. Any booking modification after confirmation must be checked against availability and the current room rate.

    In this example, the term covers later changes that may affect inventory and price, not the original booking itself.

Common collocations

  • request a booking modification
  • booking modification fee
  • confirm a booking modification
  • 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.

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