Hotelkontingent

English translation: pool of hotels/partner hotels

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German term or phrase:Hotelkontingent
English translation:pool of hotels/partner hotels
Entered by: Kathi Stock

11:51 Mar 30, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Hotelkontingent
"Wir freuen uns, Ihnen aus unserem Hotelkontingent im Hotel XYZ Einzelzimmer zu einem Preis von XX,- Euro je Comfort Einzelzimmer/Nacht anbieten zu können."

This is from a trade fair website. I know that "Hotelkontingent" refers to a quota of rooms offered at a special rate for a certain number of trade fair visitors, but can't think of an upmarket way of putting it. The hotel in question is very posh and "quota" sounds very much the opposite.

Any ideas?

Thanks


Ian
IanW (X)
Local time: 17:04
pool of hotels
Explanation:
oder vielleicht nur "from our partner hotels" or "available hotels"
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Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 11:04
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Thanks all round!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4pool of hotels
Kathi Stock
3 +1hotel/accommodation allocation
Frosty
3hotel/room allotment
Dagmar Jenner
3block reservations
lenzer


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pool of hotels


Explanation:
oder vielleicht nur "from our partner hotels" or "available hotels"

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks all round!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: "from our partner hotels": the assurance of quality
10 mins

agree  mustafaer: -
15 mins

agree  gfish
22 mins

agree  Christine Lam
27 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hotel/room allotment


Explanation:
please see links :)


    Reference: http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_1st/Mar04_PelicanPow...
    Reference: http://www.travelerscenturyclub.org/centurion_09_2004.html
Dagmar Jenner
Local time: 17:04
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
block reservations


Explanation:
The meaning is right, but it may not be as 'posh' as you would like.

lenzer
Local time: 17:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hotel/accommodation allocation


Explanation:
As used by DB!

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Note added at 1 hr 54 mins (2005-03-30 13:46:11 GMT)
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From the daily practice. One time I had to travel from Hendaye (Spanish border) to Paris. All of the reduced price 2nd class tickets allocated to the first available train had been sold - I would have to pay the full price or travel on a later one. But, there were still cheap tickets left from the 1st class allocation - and they cost a whole 2 Francs more than the full price 2nd class ticket! On to DB - do you remember the `Guten Abend´ ticket - DM 45 to anywhere in Germany between 19.00 and 02.00. Almost a 75 % saving on a ticket home from Hamburg! Then they became `kontingiert´, but not allocated to individual trains, for the whole network i.e. X Nr. available per day. If you didn´t buy your ticket well in advance you would almost certainly have to pay the full fare.

Frosty
Local time: 17:04
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: DB notwithstanding, "from our room allocation in Hotel XY" sounds perfectly acceptable to me and less commercial than quota
47 mins
  -> Thankyou Claire.
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