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Low season

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌləʊ ˈsiːzn/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, low season means: The time of year when the fewest tourists travel to a place, so hotels are quieter and prices are usually lower.

In Turkish: düşük sezon, sezon dışı, ölü sezon

How it is used

Used in pricing, contracts and staff planning: low-season rates, low-season offers. Also called off-season. The months between low and high season are the shoulder season. Many seaside resorts close in the low season, while city hotels may have their quiet period in summer.

Example sentences

  1. In the low season, we offer 30% off for stays of five nights or more.

  2. Most of the beach hotels in the area close in the low season, from November to March.

Common collocations

  • in the low season
  • low-season rates
  • low-season prices
  • off-season
  • shoulder season
  • high seasonThe busiest time of year for tourism, when demand is strongest and hotel and travel prices are at their highest.
  • room rateThe price a hotel charges for a room for one night, which can change with the season, room type and booking channel.
  • early bookingBooking a holiday or hotel stay months in advance, often to get a discount offered for bookings made before a certain date.
  • occupancy rateThe percentage of a hotel's available rooms that are sold over a certain period, such as a night, a month or a season.

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