gros porteur

English translation: large capacity

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French term or phrase:gros porteur
English translation:large capacity
Entered by: mohanv

10:29 Dec 20, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel / Hotel category
French term or phrase: gros porteur
Hi

This is a category of hotels with a lot of rooms (over a thousand in this instance).

I thought perhaps "large capacity" but I'm looking for the exact term used in the hotel industry, assuming there is one.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sandra Petch
Local time: 09:16
Large Capacity
Explanation:
Grand Luxe = Deluxe Hotels, Hotels de Charme = Boutique Hotels, Gros Porteur = Large Capacity Hotels

http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=A3284_0_11...
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mohanv
India
Local time: 13:46
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Thanks for the reference.
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3 +5Large Capacity
mohanv
3Accommodation capacity
Verginia Ophof


  

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Large Capacity


Explanation:
Grand Luxe = Deluxe Hotels, Hotels de Charme = Boutique Hotels, Gros Porteur = Large Capacity Hotels

http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=A3284_0_11...

mohanv
India
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 2
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Thanks for the reference.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: although I'd use lower-case inits
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agree  kashew: and a hyphen.
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agree  mimi 254
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agree  AllegroTrans
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agree  Niki Lemos: high capacity is often used in surveying or high volume
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Accommodation capacity


Explanation:
Accommodation capacity: The measure of accommodation stock at a defined destination. May be given by various different measures: e.g. number of establishments; number of main units within an establishment (e.g. rooms, caravan stances); capacity in terms of residents (e.g. bedspaces).


    Reference: http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/t-glossary.html
Verginia Ophof
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