hospitality
Warm reception given
Hospitality is the friendly and generous reception of guests or strangers.
It encompasses welcoming people, offering food and drink, and making visitors comfortable: Southern hospitality, We were overwhelmed by their hospitality.
The hospitality industry includes hotels, restaurants, and other businesses serving travelers and diners.
To extend hospitality is to offer someone your welcome.
Expression of welcome
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- warmthHeat you feel
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
invitation · openness · inclusivity · graciousness · affability · geniality · approachability · neighborliness
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- snugnessComfortable tightness or warmth
- relaxationState of being unwound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
restfulness · ease · homeliness · fireside · pillows · blankets · plushness · serenity
Considerate, caring disposition
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
giving · goodwill · compassion · selflessness · bounty · largesse · munificence · liberality
Place serving meals
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
- bistroInformal small restaurant
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
feast · brunch · supper · menu · chef · cuisine · table · courses
Guest services attendant
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- front-deskEntrance service counter
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- bellhopHotel luggage attendant
porter · receptionist · turndown · amenities · minibar · luggage · tipping · sommelier
Commercial lodging establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
resort · Airbnb · ryokan · pension · B&B · caravanserai · suite · room
Leisure travel sector
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- front-of-houseCustomer-visible operations area
- restaurateurDining business owner
- conciergeGuest services attendant
greeting
Expression of welcome
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- warmthHeat you feel
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
cordiality · invitation · openness · inclusivity · graciousness · affability · geniality · approachability · neighborliness · smile
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- snugnessComfortable tightness or warmth
- relaxationState of being unwound
tranquility · restfulness · ease · homeliness · fireside · pillows · blankets · plushness · serenity · soothing
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
graciousness · giving · goodwill · compassion · selflessness · bounty · largesse · munificence · liberality · philanthropy
restaurant
Place serving meals
banquet · feast · brunch · supper · menu · chef · cuisine · table · courses · wine
concierge
Guest services attendant
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- front-deskEntrance service counter
- valetPersonal servant or parker
bellhop · porter · receptionist · turndown · amenities · minibar · luggage · tipping · sommelier · waitstaff
hotel
Commercial lodging establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
lodge · resort · Airbnb · ryokan · pension · B&B · caravanserai · suite · room · occupancy
tourism
Leisure travel sector
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- front-of-houseCustomer-visible operations area
- restaurateurDining business owner
- cultural practicesmusic, dance, art, religion, marriage
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
- SouthernSouthern belles, sweet tea, front porch, grits, y'all
- open-heartednesskindness, warmth, caring, giving, empathy
hospitalityhostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
inhospitality · unwelcome · coldness · unfriendliness · rudeness
hospitalityexclusion
Being barred from participation
aloofness · unsociableness · standoffishness · insularity · xenophobia
hospitalityinhospitality
Unwelcoming treatment of guests
stinginess · niggardliness · miserliness · neglect · parsimony
- southern hospitalityRegional tradition of warmth
- hospitality industryBusinesses serving guests' comfort
- hospitality workerTourism industry employee
- Irish hospitalityLegendary welcome from Ireland
- Texas hospitalityGenerous welcome, Texan style
- hospitality suiteVenue for hosting visitors
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