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    While recently looking for a hotel room, something called a "rack rate" kept coming up. What is it, and where did the term originate?

    Question #128200. Asked by bubblesfun. (Dec 04 12 12:18 PM)


    shorthumbz

    		The full advertised price of a hotel room, excluding special deals, discounts, and group rates. The idea is never to pay it or book at it.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rack+rate

    Dec 04 12, 12:47 PM
    shorthumbz

    		As to the origin of the term, it appears to have come out of the hotel industry and is linked to the concept of a bed as a "rack." (Sorry I didn't combine with the above)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack_rate#Rack_rate

    Dec 04 12, 12:55 PM

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