To pass this unit, please study the 14 vocabulary words below.
- Banquet hall
- Brand name
- Cater to
- Complimentary toiletries
- Corporate clients
- Designated business areas
- High season
- Holiday season
- Independent hotel
- Leisure areas
- Low season
- Make a booking
- Package deal
- Shoulder season
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the most exclusive and largest dining hall, where elaborate and very formal meals are held and large groups of people are fed and often entertained as well
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"We ate like royalty on the last night of our stay! A six course dinner was served in the banquet hall."
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an official name or legal trademark given to a product or collection of products
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"If I could be the manager of a brand name hotel, I'd rather it were a Radisson than a Motel 6!"
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to take care of, to provide whatever is needed
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"We stayed in a new boutique hotel, so the staff really looked after us and catered to our every need!"
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free personal care products, such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and body lotions provided in hotel bathrooms
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"You'll find luxury brand, complimentary toiletries in the bathrooms of five star hotels."
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customers or guests who belong to a large company or group who get special rates and/or treatment
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"This hotel makes most of its money doing repeat business with corporate clients."
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areas restricted to office buildings and industry, as opposed to residential homes, and apartments
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"The new hotel, in Orlando, Florida, was built close to a designated business area, but because it was also close to DisneyWorld, it attracted both corporate clients and regular tourists."
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The time of year when things are busiest
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"The high season, for Southern Florida hotels, is from October to April"
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the time of year most popular for vacations in a particular area, usually summer or winter
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"We try to avoid booking our vacation during holiday season because prices tend to surge during that time."
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not part of a larger chain, franchise, or organization
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"On our trip to Vermont we found this cute little Victorian house which had been turned into an independent hotel, and promptly decided to stay there."
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areas set aside for free-time, relaxation, or exercise
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"Our guests may be business people, but they don't want to work twentyfour hours a day, so leisure areas are a very important feature in the design of this hotel."
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The time of year when business is slowest
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"The low season at the alpine ski resort was from early April until late November."
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to arrange or reserve something, such as a flight, event tickets, or hotel accommodation
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"We can make the booking online and the hotel will email the confirmation details."
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a discount or special price given on a combination of items, or services purchased together
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"There are some great package deals that include flights, hotels and car rental, all for less than the normal price of the flight alone!"
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the period when demand is moderate
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"Room rates are average during shoulder season, just before summer starts."