Hospitality Glossary
– plain-English terms for hotels, resorts & vacation rentals
Hospitality runs on acronyms. CTD, MLOS, GDS, rate parity, net vs. sell… here's every term distribution throws at you — for hotels, resorts, and vacation rentals — explained in one or two sentences. No jargon loop.
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Most-asked terms
If you're new to hotel distribution, these three show up in almost every other definition on this page. Start here and the rest will click faster.
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