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betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving

English translation: obtain from


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Dutch term or phrase:betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving
English translation:obtain from
Entered by: TAF
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17:53 Oct 27, 2004
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Dutch term or phrase: betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving
vooral meer betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving

I don't understand the above phrase which appears in the following sentence:

Meer persoonlijke voordelen zoals in andere hotels/restaurants, klantenkaart, overnachting/etentje met secretaresse dag...vooral meer betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving.

The above is the answer someone gave to one of the questions in a questionnaire. The question was: "Are there any additional benefits you would like to be offered?"

This is a questionnaire sent by a hotel to businessmen/women. The previous question talks about benefits that hotels give to people such as discounts on accommodation, free accommodation and free gifts etc.

I know what each of the words mean individually but still don't understand what this person is saying.

Thanks in advance for any help.
TAF
Local time: 00:36
obtain from
Explanation:
This is the only other reasonable translation for betrekken in this context I think

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Note added at 2 hrs 37 mins (2004-10-27 20:31:19 GMT)
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Of course I should have written: obtain from hotels in the immediate vicinity
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xxxFullCircle
Netherlands
Local time: 06:36
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4more involvement....
Kate Hudson
3 +2obtain fromxxxFullCircle


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
more involvement....


Explanation:
I think what is meant here is... more personal benefits such as in other hotels/restaurants, like customer card, stay/dinner on secretary's day .. in particular more involvement with hotels in the immediate vicinity

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxLeo3
4 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Tina Vonhof
8 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Ariser
49 mins
  -> Thank you
neutral  Paul Peeraerts: Involvement with other hotels is a personal benefit? I don't understand what is meant here.
55 mins
  -> Involvement is not meant as a personal benefit but rather the ability to use other hotels locally as if you were staying in them - joint collaboration so to speak - use the bar as if in your own hotel putting stuff on your own hotel bill perhaps.
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
2 hrs
  -> Thank you
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
obtain from


Explanation:
This is the only other reasonable translation for betrekken in this context I think

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Note added at 2 hrs 37 mins (2004-10-27 20:31:19 GMT)
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Of course I should have written: obtain from hotels in the immediate vicinity

xxxFullCircle
Netherlands
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Peeraerts: I think this is the only possible translation of "betrekken bij".
11 mins
  -> thanks
agree  FionaT: Yes, they're using "betrekken bij" in the sense of "to obtain/procure/buy from".
10 hrs
  -> thanks
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