walk
Definition
Hotel industry term for the practice of lodging an arriving guest at another hotel (typically for one night), because the reserved accommodation cannot be made available to him or her due to overbooking or some other reason. Usually the erring hotel pays for the overnight expenses of the guest (called 'walked') plus taxi fare and charges for a one or two telephone calls to the walked's home and/or office.
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