Meaning & use
hoteling
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Meaning
noununcountablebusiness
A system where employees book a desk or workspace in an office for the days they come in, instead of having their own permanent one.
Grammar: Not counted: the company introduced hoteling.
Patterns
- hoteling system
- introduce hoteling
The company moved to hoteling when most staff began working from home.
With hoteling, you reserve a desk through an app the day before.
Hoteling saves money because the office needs fewer desks.
Common combinations
- office hoteling
- Office hoteling lets a smaller space serve more people.
- hoteling software
- The hoteling software shows which desks are free.
- hoteling desk
- I booked a hoteling desk by the window.
- switch to hoteling
- The firm decided to switch to hoteling next year.
- hoteling policy
- The hoteling policy requires booking by 5 p.m.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hot desking
- Hot desking means sharing desks without booking, while hoteling usually involves reserving a desk in advance.
- desk sharing
- Desk sharing is a general phrase for several people using one desk, whereas hoteling is a managed booking system.
- flexible seating
- Flexible seating is a broader idea that can include hoteling, but also first come, first served arrangements.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: hoteling or hot desking?
hoteling vs hot desking
Hot desking is similar but less organized; people sit wherever there is space, with no booking.
Practice
Under the company's new hoteling system, staff ___.
Choose one answer.
Hoteling means booking a workspace when needed. It has nothing to do with hotel rooms, and it contrasts with permanent desks.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “hoteling”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.