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Night audit

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈnaɪt ˌɔːdɪt/nounAdvanced term

In tourism & hospitality, night audit means: A daily process, done late at night, of checking all the day's transactions, posting room charges and closing the hotel's business day.

In Turkish: gece denetimi, gün sonu işlemi, night audit

How it is used

Done by the night auditor, usually a front office employee on the night shift. During the night audit the PMS moves to the next date, no-shows are processed, and reports such as occupancy and revenue are produced for management.

Example sentences

  1. I can't change the date on that folio until the night audit is finished.

  2. The night audit showed a difference of 200 lira in the restaurant cash.

Common collocations

  • run the night audit
  • night audit report
  • night auditor
  • after the night audit
  • PMSShort for property management system: the hotel software used for reservations, check-in and check-out, room status and guest bills.
  • no-showA guest who has a reservation but neither arrives nor cancels; the word also describes the booking itself.
  • 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.
  • shiftA fixed period of work, such as morning, evening or night, in a job where different teams work at different times.
  • billA document showing what a guest must pay for the room, meals and other services, or the total amount itself.

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