Word list

Accommodation facilities= Services and space and equipment provided for a stay in an accommodation.

Apartment= Apartment is a type of accommodation; it usually offers a complete fully fitted apartment. The people that stay in an apartment use them as a home away from home therefore they are usually fitted with everything the average home would require.

Arrival= Act of arriving at a certain place.

Attached house= A house that is joined to one (or more) adjacent house(s) by a party wall.

Availability= Accessible or ready for use.

Bed & breakfast= Mostly operating out of a single family residence. A Bed and Breakfast typically are homeowner run operations, and can include one bedroom to rent upwards of 7 bedrooms that more closely resemble the traditional definition of an "Inn." One thing most of the properties have in common is a focus on customer service, individually decorated rooms, and a home-cooked style breakfast.

Booking= Arrange to stay in an accommodation.

Booking conditions= Agreement represents that one understands the scope and limitations of the booking.

Booking fee= A booking fee relates to the common practice of charging extra money when you’re booking a vacation.

Cancellation= Something cancelled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

Check-in= Act of reporting your presence (as at an accommodation)

Check out= Latest time for vacating an accommodation.

Confirm= To acknowledge with definite assurance: Did the hotel confirm our room reservation?

Confirmation email= Email which you receive to generally confirm the structural arrangement.

Corner house= the Dutch word means a house on the corner. I really can’t find the English word for this type of house.

Deposit= Amount paid ahead of time to secure a reservation.

Detached  House= (free-standing), any house that is completely separated from its neighbours.

Holiday home= A second home or vacation home mostly a home owners house which the owner is renting as a holiday accommodation. Many vacationers are opting for a single family residence that they can rent on a nightly or weekly basis.

Home/House = A place where one lives; a residence.

Hotel= A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels have conference services and meeting rooms and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location.

Kitchenette= A kitchen area with a small fridge and simple cooking area.

Last-minute= Booking an accommodation at the last minute.

Lodging or holiday accommodation= A type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a shower.

No show= A guest who fails to notify a hotel etc. when cancelling a reservation.

Packages= A complete program produced for the theatre, sports, etc., or a series of these, sold as a unit.

Semi-attached or semi-detached house= Two houses sharing one common side, typically identical homes on each end with matching appearances and driveways, with a common front lawn.

Studio apartment= a suite with a single room that doubles as living/sitting room and bedroom, with a kitchenette and bath squeezed in off to one side.

A vacation rental= a fully furnished property, such as a condominium, town home or single-family-style home, often referred to as villa rentals in Europe. The traveller arranges to rent the vacation rental property for a designated period of time, many rent on nightly basis similar to hotel rooms, although the more prevalent vacation rental industry practice is typically weekly rentals.

Voucher= Vouchers are used in the tourism sector primarily as proof of a named customer's right to take a service at a specific time and place.

WIFI= Wireless Internet.