Hotels and hotel business

The Accommodations Industry

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Accommodations industry — индустрия размещения

accommodation(s) — размещение (ночлег)

clientele — клиентура (потребитель)

commercial hotel — коммерческий отель

convention — конференция, симпозиум

deluxe category — высшая категория;

deluxe hotel — отель высшего разряда, отель-люкс

employee — рабочий; служащий; работающий по найму

equipment — оборудование; снаряжение; аппаратура

facilities — удобства; средства обслуживания; оборудование; средства; устройства;

furnishings — обстановка, меблировка

inn — гостиница (обычно за городом); кафе; (ист. постоялый двор; трактир)

luxury hotel — отель класса люкс

motel — мотель; гостиница для автотуристов

rating — отнесение к классу, разряду, категории

recreation — отдых, восстановление сил; развлечение

resort hotel — курортная гостиница, курортный отель (resort - курорт, тж. health или holiday resort)

seaside resort — морской курорт;

summer resort — летний курорт

transient — временный жилец (в гостинице или пансионе)

Special Terms:

Accommodations - (AmE)

(1) lodging, food, drink and other services for travellers or transients.

(2) a seat or place to sleep, esp. on a boat or train: tourist accommodations on a boat.

Accommodation — a place to live or work in; house, flat, hotel room, etc.

Inn - an establishment offering shelter and food for travellers. The term was customary in the days of travel by horse; it has been revived because it conveys an idea of old-fashioned hospitality.

Tavern - in modern usage, a place that serves alcoholic drinks. Formerly, it was an alternate term for an inn.

Motel - a shortened form for motor hotel. A motel provides accommodations for the traveller and a parking place for his or her automobile.

Resort - a place or area to which people travel for recreational purposes. Hotels are important features of resort areas.

Convention - a meeting of a business or professional group for the purpose of exchanging information, electing officers and discussing.

Deluxe - of a highest quality. Hotels rated as deluxe offer the greatest possible convenience, comfort and service to their guests. Such hotels are often called luxury hotels and are generally the most expensive.

Luxury hotel - provides every facility a wealthy guest might need.

Resort hotel - is situated in a place where tourists like to stay, often near the sea, lake or in the mountains. Guests usually book it in advance.

Commercial hotel - is often situated in a town centre and provides accommodation for travelling businessmen, staying only one or two nights.

Congress hotel - provides everything necessary for large meetings and conferences, with a lecture, theatre and exhibition facilities.

Airport hotel - provides accommodation for people going to or coming from other countries, usually only staying for one night.

Country house hotel - is situated in pleasant scenery and provides comfortable but informal accommodation for people who want to relax in a quiet place.

Guest house - provides low-priced accommodation, usually on a small scale for holiday visitors or for long-stay guests.

Motel - is built especially to provide a service to motorists.

B&B - is a small hotel, a kind of boarding-house, which provides home-like low-priced accommodation and the morning meal for visitors. The letters B&B stand for "Bed and Breakfast".