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Reservation of Room

Reservation in the Hotel industry is defined as Blocking a particular type of guest room for a particular period of time.

Due to globalization, advancement in the means of travel & increase in the disposable income of people more & more people are travelling to different cities. This increase in the traveller traffic has led to an increased demand for tourist accommodation at various destinations. To ensure a safe and secure place for stay during their visit to another townspeople make advance reservations in hotels & other types of accommodation. Now a day’s all most all Hotel management institute in Delhi offer such courses among them The Hotel School is the best option for a candidate.

Types of reservation

The reservation made by a guest can be different types

1) Tentative reservation -It is a reservation request that a prospective guest makes on a tentative basis for particular stay dates. The hotel holds the room for the guest till a cut off date, by which the guest informs & the hotel changes the tentative reservation to confirm.

2) Waitlisted reservation -waitlisted reservation is something when guest asking for a requested category of a room for a requested time period .The waitlisted reservation is confirmed when the hotel receives a cancellation request for a room of the same category.

3) Confirmed reservation -When a guest confirms a reservation request, the hotel blocks a room for specified stay dates & sends a written confirmation of the same to the guest The confirmation of reservation is sent through letter or e mail containing the following information

● Name of guest

● Date & time of arrival

● Room type

● Duration of stay

● Room rate

● Number of persons in the party

● Reservation confirmation number

● Special request made by the guest etc

Whenever I Visited any Hotel management institute in Delhi for lecture, I make them realize the importance of reservation in front office for a fresher candidate.

Modes of reservation

Apart from this there are different mode of reservation which are given below, Written mode(letter ,fax.telex,email),verbal mode (in person, telephone)etc.