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Hotel-tech glossary

Walk

When a hotel cannot accommodate a confirmed reservation and relocates the guest to another property.

Walking a guest means a hotel cannot accommodate a confirmed reservation (typically due to overbooking) and relocates the guest to another property at the original hotel's expense. Industry standard practice is to provide equal-or-better accommodation, transportation, and a goodwill gesture. Overbooking strategy must include a relocation protocol and partner agreements.

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Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.