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Hospitality management provider Mews recently polled 2,000 travelers about their preferences and how hoteliers can win their loyalty.—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Weaker dollar Travelers may start to find deals, such as a free third night for staying two nights, as hoteliers look to fill rooms, said Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality analytics at CoStar Group.—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 5 June 2025 British design maven and hotelier Kit Kemp collaborated with her daughters on the project, which pushes her signature style in even bolder directions.—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 Many hoteliers have priced incorrectly and have had to pay the penalty for unused rooms.—Bob Rauch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotelier
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier-er entry 2
Note:
Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.
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