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| Accessible Rooms | Rooms with special features designed to meet the needs of people with disabilites. |
| Advance Deposit | A type of guaranteed reservation in which the lodging property has received cash payment in advance for at least one nights lodging. This guest should be preregistered. |
| Childrens or Family Plan Rate | A room rate whereby children age 18 and younger stay free if they share a room with an adult and do not require extra beds. |
| Corporate Rate | A special room rate available by request to any person on company business. |
| Flat Rate | A specific group rate agreed upon in advance by the lodging property and the group. The rate does not change based upon the number of guests staying in the room. |
| Government rate | A special room rate for government employees, including workers, who are traveling and can show official identification during check in. |
| Late Arrival | A guest with reservation who tells the lodging property that he or she expects to arrive after the cut off hour(usually 6 P.M). |
| Preferred or Commercial Rate | The room rate agreed upon by a company and the lodging property for all individual room reservations made by company employees or others on company business. |
| Preregistration | A procedure by which a front desk representative completes some or all of the registration process before the guest with that reservation arrives. This may or may not include pre-keying the room. |
| Rack Rate | The standard (non-discount) rate set by management for a specific type of room. |
| Prepayment | Before his or her arrival date, the guest mails or bring in payment plus tax, for all of the nights that he or she plans to stay |
| Advance Deposit | Before his or her arrival date, the guest mails or bring in payment plus tax, for the first nights stay |
| Credit/Debit Cards | The guest gives the property his or her credit or debit card number. |
| Travel Agent Account | A travel agent agrees to pay for a guests room and tax if the guest does not show up or correctly cancel his or her reservation |
| Corporate Account | A company signs a contract with the property too pay for its employee no shows. |
