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Headcount

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈhedkaʊnt/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, headcount means: Counting the people in a group to make sure everyone is there, for example before a tour bus leaves a stop.

In Turkish: sayım, kişi sayımı, kişi sayısı

How it is used

Guides do a headcount at every stop and before leaving: "Let me just do a quick headcount." In hotels and events, headcount also means the number of people expected, such as the final headcount for a dinner, which the kitchen needs to plan the food.

Example sentences

  1. Before we leave, I'll do a quick headcount. We should be thirty-two.

  2. Please confirm the final headcount for the gala dinner by Thursday.

Common collocations

  • do a headcount
  • quick headcount
  • final headcount
  • headcount check
  • meeting pointAn agreed place where a tour group or travellers gather at a set time, before or during a tour.
  • free timeA period during a tour when the group is not guided and people can walk around, shop, eat or rest on their own.
  • tour guideA person whose job is to show tourists around places of interest and explain their history and culture.
  • guided tourA visit to a place such as a museum, city or historic site, led by a guide who explains what the group sees.

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