0 present participle of overbook
1 to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available:
They have taken adequate care and availed themselves of adequate local knowledge to prevent many overbookings at resorts.
We are aware that overbooking will never be reduced to zero by the airlines, because that is how they manage imponderables.
Can it be said that there are certain airlines that make overbooking a matter of professional practice?
First, if this were done away with and there was not overbooking, by what percentage is it likely that fares would have to rise?
It is even less fun if you become the victim of overbooking.
The management of court listings, with its overbookings, does not work.
This contains provisions on the overbooking of holiday accommodation.
Overbooking of holiday accommodation is, in most cases, the fault of the hotelier at the holiday resort, over whom we have no jurisdiction.
