An allotment is a block of rooms the hotel holds for an intermediary or group under agreed terms. Tour operators and agencies sell them until a release date and return what is unsold. It gives guaranteed volume in exchange for handing over inventory.
Example A tour operator holds an allotment of 20 rooms each summer night, released ten days out.
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