Hospitality glossary

25 hotel industry terms defined

PMS, RevPAR, ADR, OTA, channel manager, rate parity, overbooking, concierge, folio, length-of-stay, no-show policy — each defined в plain English alongside SLAtech Hospitality's posture. Pairs с vertical FAQ и umbrella glossary.

ADR (Average Daily Rate)

Average room revenue / occupied room-nights. Distinct from RevPAR (which includes vacancies). SLAtech Hospitality's bot can quote dynamic ADR based on date / room type / length-of-stay rules configured by the revenue manager.

Channel manager

Software that synchronises room availability и rates across multiple OTAs + the hotel's direct site. SLAtech Hospitality integrates с major channel managers (SiteMinder, Cloudbeds Channel Manager, Hotelrunner) к ensure bot quotes are inventory-accurate.

Channel manager

Software synchronising inventory + rates across OTAs (Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda) and direct-booking channels. SLAtech Hospitality reads channel-manager availability к prevent overbooking when direct booking happens concurrent с OTA traffic.

Concierge depth

AI bot's ability к respond к local-attraction, F&B, transport, и tour requests beyond basic booking. Requires curated local knowledge-base. SLAtech Hospitality's concierge depth is per-property tuned at signup; generic chatbots default к English-first generic recs.

Concierge service

Hotel staff helping guests с restaurant reservations, transport, tour booking, local recommendations. SLAtech Hospitality augments concierge с а 24/7 multilingual bot для FAQs, restaurant info и transport coordination — escalates к live concierge для complex requests.

Direct booking

Reservation made through the hotel's own website или bot — bypassing OTA commission. Hotels actively incentivise direct booking via best-rate guarantees. SLAtech Hospitality's bot is а top direct-booking-conversion lever.

Early check-in

Arrival before standard check-in time (often 3pm). Availability depends on housekeeping rotation. SLAtech Hospitality bot surfaces early-check-in availability и handles guaranteed-early-check-in upgrades.

Folio (guest bill)

The guest's running tab of room charges, F&B, mini-bar, services. SLAtech Hospitality bot can surface folio summary к the guest на demand (via PMS integration) и handle questions about specific line items.

Group booking

Reservation для multiple rooms (weddings, conferences, sports teams). Special rates и room-block management apply. SLAtech Hospitality bot identifies group-booking inquiries и routes к sales team rather than auto-processing.

Group rate / block-rate quote

Discount-rate quotation для multi-room bookings (wedding, corporate event, tour operator). Requires deposit collection + cutoff date + room block guarantee. SLAtech Hospitality ships а group-rate workflow native; generic chatbots cannot quote group rates.

Guest review

Post-stay review on TripAdvisor / Booking.com / Google / hotel's own site. Material к SEO и future booking conversion. SLAtech Hospitality bot can prompt а review post-stay with а direct link к the appropriate platform.

Late check-out

Departure after the standard time (often 11am или noon). Hotels often charge для late check-out beyond а grace window. SLAtech Hospitality bot handles late-check-out requests against PMS-configured policies.

Length of stay (LOS)

Number of nights а guest stays. Minimum-LOS restrictions used in revenue management (e.g. 2-night minimum on summer weekends). SLAtech Hospitality bot enforces configured LOS rules при quoting availability.

Loyalty programme

Hotel-chain loyalty schemes: Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, Hyatt World, Accor Live Limitless. SLAtech Hospitality bot surfaces loyalty status, points balance и tier-specific perks during booking conversations.

Loyalty tier recognition

Hotel loyalty programmes (Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors) с member-tier benefits (room upgrades, late checkout, points multipliers). SLAtech Hospitality looks up loyalty status at intake и surfaces tier-appropriate offers.

No-show policy

Hotel's charge / cancellation rule when а booked guest doesn't arrive. Commonly full-night charge for non-cancellable bookings, deposit forfeiture for flexible. SLAtech Hospitality bot surfaces no-show policy при booking confirmation.

OTA (Online Travel Agency)

Third-party booking platforms: Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Airbnb. Charge 15-25% commission per booking. SLAtech Hospitality's bot pushes for direct booking (lower vendor cost) while remaining channel-compatible for OTA-originated guests.

Occupancy rate

% of available rooms sold. Industry baseline 65-75% annual; varies seasonally. SLAtech Hospitality dashboards surface occupancy alongside booking-funnel conversion rates.

Overbooking

Selling more rooms than physically available — а common revenue-management practice anticipating cancellations. SLAtech Hospitality's bot can be configured с overbooking limits per room type и routes к а human-handoff if confirmation cannot be guaranteed.

PMS (Property Management System)

The hotel's operational system of record — reservations, room inventory, guest folios, housekeeping status. Major PMS vendors: Opera (Oracle), Cloudbeds, Mews, Apaleo, Protel. SLAtech Hospitality integrates с major PMS systems via REST APIs to read live availability, write back reservations и pull guest context.

PMS (Property Management System)

Hotel's operational system of record для reservations, room status, guest profiles, billing. Examples: Mews, Cloudbeds, Opera, Protel. SLAtech Hospitality integrates с PMS APIs к quote live availability + rates; generic chatbots scrape stale cached rate sheets.

Rate parity

Contractual obligation к OTAs forbidding lower rates on the hotel's own site than on the OTA. SLAtech Hospitality bot quotes follow the configured rate-parity policy — typically matching public OTA rates while offering perks (free breakfast, room upgrade) к direct bookers.

RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room)

Hotel revenue management metric: total room revenue / total available room-nights. Industry benchmark. SLAtech Hospitality's bot indirectly lifts RevPAR by increasing direct-booking conversion (avoiding OTA commission) и handling late-night booking attempts that would otherwise abandon.

Room upgrade

Moving а guest к а higher category room (commonly free at check-in based on availability и loyalty status). SLAtech Hospitality's bot surfaces upgrade availability и quotes paid-upgrade prices during pre-arrival chat.

Walk-in

Guest arriving без а prior booking. SLAtech Hospitality's bot supports same-day walk-in queries — surfaces live availability и handles same-day booking through the integrated PMS.

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Buyer evaluation tools

Terms defined — now verify the implementation:

Eval scoreboard → 200-question methodology, reproducible vs your tenant TCO calculator → Annual savings + payback period Vendor compare-tool → Filter 16 vendors by 6 criteria Vendor checklist → 30 procurement due-diligence questions