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Reservation

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/nounCore term

In travel & airport english, reservation means: An arrangement to keep a hotel room, table, seat or car for you on a certain date; also the record of that arrangement.

In Turkish: rezervasyon, yer ayırtma

How it is used

Common in hotels, restaurants and car rental. You make, confirm, change or cancel a reservation, and the desk finds it under the guest's name. In travel, booking and reservation mean almost the same; booking is more common in British English.

Example sentences

  1. Hello, I have a reservation under the name Demir for two nights.

  2. I'd like to change my reservation to a room with two beds.

Common collocations

  • make a reservation
  • have a reservation
  • cancel a reservation
  • under the name
  • hotel reservation
  • bookTo arrange and usually pay in advance for a ticket, seat, room or service so that it is kept for you.
  • booking confirmationA message or document, usually an email, that proves your booking has been made and shows its details and reference number.
  • check inTo show your ticket and passport and hand over your bags at the airport before a flight, or to register when you arrive at a hotel.
  • front deskThe counter near a hotel entrance where guests check in and out, pay, collect keys and ask for help; also the staff who work there.
  • cancelTo decide or announce that a planned flight, booking or event will not happen; travellers also cancel their own reservations.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

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