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Continental breakfast

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentəl ˈbrekfəst/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, continental breakfast means: A light breakfast of bread, pastries, butter, jam, fruit, juice and hot drinks, without cooked dishes such as eggs or sausages.

In Turkish: kontinental kahvaltı, hafif kahvaltı

How it is used

Used in rate descriptions to show what breakfast includes, in contrast with a full English breakfast or a hot buffet. When a rate includes only continental breakfast, some hotels charge extra for cooked items.

Example sentences

  1. The rate includes a continental breakfast served in the lobby café.

  2. Guests leaving early can take a continental breakfast box from 5 a.m.

Common collocations

  • serve a continental breakfast
  • continental breakfast included
  • continental breakfast buffet
  • light continental breakfast
  • bed and breakfastA hotel rate that includes the room and breakfast only; also a small, often family-run guest house that offers this.
  • buffetA meal where dishes are laid out on long tables and guests serve themselves, choosing what and how much they want.
  • room serviceA hotel service that brings food and drinks ordered by phone or app to a guest's room.
  • F&BShort for food and beverage: everything a hotel serves to eat and drink, and the department that runs its restaurants, bars, room service and events.

More terms: Food & Beverage Service

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