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Force Majeure

Whenever one of the parties to the hotel contract finds it impossible to fulfill his/her obligations owing to a case of force majeure, that is "circumstances that are unforeseen, irresistible and beyond his/her control", he/she is exonerated from their obligations without having to pay any compensation.

When the hotelier or travel agent finds him/herself unable to fulfill his/her obligation for reasons of force majeure, he/she shall immediately notify the other party in order to limit potential damages.

Settlement of Disputes

Any international dispute arising from a contract between a hotelier and a travel agent may be submitted for conciliation and arbitration to the IH&RA/UFTAA Liaison Committee.

Questions

        1. What information shall the travel agent provide the hotelier with?

        2. What is the deadline for sending the rooming list?

        3. What information must be provided by the hotelier?

        4. What are the time limits for keeping the reserved rooms?

        5. What does the hotelier have to do in case of a breach of the contractual commitments?

        6. What must the hotelier do if he doesn’t provide the client with the reserved accommodation which has been confirmed?

        7. In what case can both the hotelier and the travel agent be exonerated from their obligations without having to pay any compensation?

        8. How can the disputes arising from a contract between a hotelier and a travel agent be settled?

  1. Complete the texts with suitable words and expressions from the box. Reservation

a. verbal b. specify c. a reservation request d. hotel contracts

      1. _______ shall be initiated by 2) ______ from the travel agent to the hotelier. 3) ______ reservation requests shall be confirmed immediately in writing (letter, telegram, telex, fax, e-mail, etc) to the hotelier. Reservation requests shall 4) ______ the services to be supplied.

Guaranteed reservation

  1. a corporate guarantee

  1. an advanced booking

  1. cancellation time

  1. reservation

  1. guaranteed

  1. one night stay

A guaranteed reservation is 1) _______ by a credit card number, for hotel accommodations. When this type of reservation is made by a guest, it requires the hotel room to be held after the normal 2) ______. By guaranteeing the 3) ______ the guest says, “I will definitely be there and please hold the room for me no matter how late I am checking in.”

The room is reserved with a credit card, a cash deposit or 4) _______ (if the company making the reservation has direct billing). A guaranteed reservation is 5) _______ which means that the room should be held the entire night for the guest and if the guest does not check-in, he/she will be charged for 6) ______ or lose their deposit.