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Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Reservations & Rates

On request

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, on request means: Describes a travel service that needs supplier confirmation before the agent can confirm it to the customer.

In Turkish: teyide bağlı, talep üzerine

How it is used

Booking staff use this status when space is not immediately confirmed; it is not a promise of availability.

Example sentences

  1. The family suite is on request, so please wait for the hotel's reply before taking payment.

    The agent cannot treat the requested room as confirmed yet.

  2. Private transfers are on request after midnight because a driver must first be assigned.

    Confirmation depends on arranging a supplier resource, not simply receiving the request.

Common collocations

  • available on request
  • on request basis
  • reservation requestA message or form asking for a room, table, service, or date to be booked, usually before confirmation.
  • confirmation numberA unique code given to a guest when a booking is confirmed, used to find and manage the reservation later.

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