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Check in

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌtʃek ˈɪn/phrasal verbCore term

In tourism & hospitality, check in means: To arrive at a hotel, register your details and receive your room key. Staff also check a guest in.

In Turkish: giriş yapmak, check-in yapmak, otele kayıt yaptırmak

How it is used

Guests check in, and front desk staff check guests in. The noun is written with a hyphen: check-in time, online check-in, early check-in. Hotels usually state a check-in time, often in the afternoon.

Example sentences

  1. Good afternoon, I'd like to check in, please. The booking is under Novak.

  2. Can you check in the Schmidt family while I take this call?

  3. Check-in starts at 2 p.m., but you're welcome to leave your bags with us.

Common collocations

  • check in at the hotel
  • check a guest in
  • check-in time
  • early check-in
  • online check-in
  • check outTo pay your bill, return your key and leave a hotel at the end of your stay.
  • registration cardA form a guest fills in and signs at check-in, with personal details, stay dates, room rate and hotel conditions.
  • front deskThe counter near the hotel entrance where guests check in, check out, pay and ask for help; also the team that works there.
  • key cardA plastic card used instead of a metal key to open a hotel room door; in many rooms it also switches on the electricity.

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