Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Reservations & Rates

Reservation request

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, reservation request means: A message or form asking for a room, table, service, or date to be booked, usually before confirmation.

In Turkish: rezervasyon talebi

How it is used

Used by hotels, restaurants, and travel agents for initial booking inquiries sent by email, phone, website, or booking system.

Example sentences

  1. We received a reservation request for three connecting rooms from a family arriving on the first weekend of July.

    Here, the term means an initial booking inquiry that gives details but still needs availability and approval checks.

  2. Please reply to the reservation request within two hours, because the guest needs written confirmation for a visa file.

    In this example, the term refers to a pending request that has operational importance before final confirmation is issued.

Common collocations

  • receive a reservation request
  • reservation request form
  • process a reservation request
  • submit a reservation request

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