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hotelling, n.
Brit. |hə(ʊ)ˈtɛlɪŋ|, U.S. |hoʊˈtɛlɪŋ|
Forms: 19– hotelling, 19– hoteling[chiefly U.S.]
[‹ hotel n. + -ing suffix1. Compare hotel v.]
1. The business of providing hotel accommodation; the hotel industry.
1948Washington Post 4 Feb. b7/1 Col. Serge Obolensky, who capably manages the glamour end of hoteling, imported a flock of magazine writers and photographers for the occasion. 1972N.Y. Times 22 Feb. 53/3 Each of the executives..has had extensive hoteling education in England. 1988Forbes (Nexis) 14 Nov. 47 How often do you get a chance to acquire the most recognisable name in hoteling in the world? 1999Khaleej Times 7 Nov. 41/2 (advt.) Hoteling. The following hotel personnel are required.
2. orig. U.S. The practice of allocating to employees, esp. homeworkers or travelling salespeople, a temporary office or workstation when required; the reservation or use of such temporary facilities. Cf. hot-desking n.
1991St. Louis Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 May 14 b, The latest trend in office design is called hoteling, or instant offices. With hoteling, an employee calls the office to reserve space when he needs to be there. 1996Daily Tel. 14 June 22/5 At management consultants Cooper & Lybrand, which has introduced hotelling for its management consultants, all its executives have to call their own is a locker and a telephone extension. 2002J. Heskett Toothpicks & Logos vi. 113 Many larger companies in the USA..began experimenting with a practical solution known as hotelling. Basically, this is a space-sharing plan. |