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Minimum stay

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, minimum stay means: The smallest number of nights a guest must book to get a room or a certain rate, often used on busy dates.

In Turkish: minimum konaklama, en az konaklama süresi

How it is used

Hotels set a minimum stay for holidays, festivals and weekends, for example three nights over New Year. It appears in contracts and booking systems as a restriction. Staff may tell a guest: "I'm sorry, we have a two-night minimum on Saturdays."

Example sentences

  1. There's a minimum stay of three nights over the New Year period.

  2. Can I book just one night, or is there a minimum stay?

Common collocations

  • minimum stay requirement
  • minimum stay of three nights
  • two-night minimum
  • minimum stay restriction
  • length of stayThe number of nights a guest stays at a hotel, from the arrival date to the departure date.
  • high seasonThe busiest time of year for tourism, when demand is strongest and hotel and travel prices are at their highest.
  • availabilityWhether rooms, tables, seats or places on a tour are free to be booked on a particular date.
  • stop saleA message from a hotel telling tour operators and agencies to stop selling rooms for certain dates or room types, usually because it is nearly full.

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