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Definition: The practice of many hotels of confirming more reservations than actual inventory will permit. Hotels use historic no-show information to determine what percentage they can overcommit rooms. This practice is intended to enable 100 percent occupancy for the hotel.
Also Known As: overcommitting, oversold
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