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Originally Posted by Anglika  There is a shade of difference.
A reservation is the arrangement for (a seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person:
in a restaraunt, you will hear Do you have a reservation for tonight?
In a hotel: I have a reservation for a double room.
A booking is the arrangement to have a seat, room, entertainer, etc. at a particular time in the future:
I would like to book a table for tonight.
I would like to book a room for three nights next month.
I have booked a seat on the train tomorrow.
We have a booking for a table tonight.
Both are used in the UK, with these differences. |
Anglika, really, in practically every example you have given the two are synonimous and in England one is much more likely to hear "booking" than "reservation", although I accept that one does hear it from time to time, mainly from people who are trying to appear "sophisticated".
