guestbooks
Sign-in volumes for visitors
Guestbooks are books where visitors record their names and comments.
Hotels, museums, and wedding receptions keep guestbooks so guests can leave messages or simply note their presence: We signed the guestbook at the visitor center.
Online guestbooks served the same function on personal websites in the early internet era, before social media comments replaced them.
Handwritten names as authentication
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- logbookOfficial record of events
- check-inRegistering one's presence
ledger · records · registry · documentation · listing · roster · directory · sign-in
Objects preserving travel memories
- mementosObjects kept for remembrance
- scrapbookBook for preserving mementos
- photographsLight-captured images
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
reminiscence · milestones · anniversary · wedding · reunion · commemoration · memorabilia · heirloom
Act of receiving guests
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
hotel · bed-and-breakfast · foyer · lobby · visitors · welcome · check-in · amenities
Spoken or written reactions
- notesBrief written records
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- testimonialsStatements praising something's worth
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
autographs · remarks · feedback · tributes · well-wishes · congratulations · acknowledgments · sentiments
signatures
Handwritten names as authentication
check-in · ledger · records · registry · documentation · listing · roster · directory · sign-in · roll
souvenirs
Objects preserving travel memories
- mementosObjects kept for remembrance
- scrapbookBook for preserving mementos
- photographsLight-captured images
nostalgia · reminiscence · milestones · anniversary · wedding · reunion · commemoration · memorabilia · heirloom · legacy
reception
Act of receiving guests
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- conciergeGuest services attendant
innkeeper · hotel · bed-and-breakfast · foyer · lobby · visitors · welcome · check-in · amenities · service
comments
Spoken or written reactions
- notesBrief written records
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- testimonialsStatements praising something's worth
dedications · autographs · remarks · feedback · tributes · well-wishes · congratulations · acknowledgments · sentiments · blessings
- journalsjournals, journal, diary, diaries, personal diaries
guestbookspersonal journals
Private written records
diaries · journals · classified documents · memoirs · autobiographies