hotel-room night
n.— «A “hotel-room night” is defined as the total number of hotel rooms groups take up, multiplied by the number of nights in those rooms.» —“City wants new hotel to check in Downtown” by Michele McNeil Indianapolis Star (Ind.) Mar. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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