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Walk policy

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006505

A standard procedure in the hospitality industry for handling an overbooked situation where a guest with a confirmed reservation cannot be accommodated. The hotel that is overbooked arranges and pays for a room at a comparable nearby hotel, a practice known as "walking the guest." The policy also typically covers the cost of transportation to the alternate hotel and a phone call.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006505
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTransport and logistics
TranslationsGerman: Walk Policy; Spanish: política de compensación; French: politique de relogement
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006505",
  "term": "Walk policy",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A standard procedure in the hospitality industry for handling an overbooked situation where a guest with a confirmed reservation cannot be accommodated. The hotel that is overbooked arranges and pays for a room at a comparable nearby hotel, a practice known as \"walking the guest.\" The policy also typically covers the cost of transportation to the alternate hotel and a phone call.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Walk Policy",
    "es": "política de compensación",
    "fr": "politique de relogement"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/walk-policy/"
}

Record 7,042 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.