French word

hôtellerie

Pronunciation

IPA/otɛləʁi/

Meaning

  • feminine nounhotel industry

Example

L'hôtellerie est en pleine reprise après la pandémie.

The hotel industry is making a strong recovery after the pandemic.

Illustration for hôtellerie (hotel industry)

More examples

Elle travaille dans l'hôtellerie depuis dix ans.

She has been working in the hotel industry for ten years.

Core concept

Rooms, staff, and guest services organized around a traveler's stay as one professional field.

Common phrases

  • le secteur de l'hôtellerie

    the hotel industry

  • dans l'hôtellerie

    in the hotel industry

  • la formation en hôtellerie

    training in the hotel industry

Similar words

hôtel: A lodging facility offering rooms and related overnight services.
hébergement: Accommodation provided for people staying overnight.
restauration: The industry that prepares and serves meals and beverages.

Definition in French

Désigne la profession, les métiers et les services liés à l'accueil et à l'hébergement des voyageurs et des clients.

Word origin

The suffix -erie turns hôtel into a name for the hotel trade or sector, and hôtel developed through Old French from Latin hospitale.

Usage tips

  • Hôtellerie and restauration are often listed together, but the first concerns lodging and the second concerns food and drink services.

Related words

  • hôtelierhotel operatornoun
  • hôtelièrefemale hotel operatornoun

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