An Investigation of the Term “Hotelization”

[Alvin Brickman for Metrosetter Wire]

Those following the debate around short-term rentals may have noticed a curious term being used to describe “corporate” short-term rentals, namely, the term “hotelization.”  I suppose you could call it a buzzword because, for one thing, it has a rather “urgent” ring to it, and for another, because it’s being used in more than one fashion, which may be having the effect of obscuring what it signifies. So for the purpose of clarity, we’ve attempted to delineate the term’s etymology and current definition for Metrosetter Wire’s readers!