dobbelbooking
Dobbelbooking is a term used for a scheduling conflict in which the same resource is reserved by two or more parties for overlapping time periods. It is most commonly seen in hospitality (hotels, hostels, vacation rentals), event venues, car rentals, and other services that sell time-based inventory. The term is used in several Nordic languages and is often interchangeably described as double booking.
Causes include errors in data entry, duplicate reservations, delays in updating availability across systems, misconfigured calendars,
The consequences can range from guest inconvenience and the need to relocate or refund one party to
Prevention and mitigation rely on strong inventory control. Key measures are a centralized reservation system with