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Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel | | English term or phrase: occupancy rate | Definition from Tourism Knowledge :
Refers to the number of rooms or beds occupied by guests on any given date, usually presented as a percentage. Because accommodation is perishable (i.e. if rooms are unsold on the 1st December, there won’t be another chance to sell them), high occupancy rates are essential to profitability
Example sentence(s): - New York City's hotel occupancy rate is climbing, and jobs are being added to the city's service and retail sectors, according to new data, even as concerns about the local economy are reaching a fever pitch. New York The Sun
- Lucia Dwi Cahyani or Ani, assistant marketing communications manager of the Hard Rock Hotel in Kuta, said her hotel's occupancy rate was well above 90 percent until Monday, higher than the average occupancy rate of 75 percent on normal days. The Jakarta Post
- Occupancy rates of star-rated hotels have also increased. On August 12, occupancy rates of five-star hotels reached 80.3 percent, a rise of 0.3 percentage points compared with August 8. Two-star hotels and below saw their occupancy rates increase 30-40 percent, with an increase of 2-4 percentage points over that of August 8. The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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| bezettingsgraad | Definition:
De bezettingsgraad is een percentage dat aangeeft in welke mate de totaal beschikbare capaciteit - van een productiemiddel - daadwerkelijk benut wordt. Dit percentage wordt bepaald door de benutte capaciteit te delen door de beschikbare capaciteit. |
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +11