Hospitality glossary

Covers per service

The total number of guests booked, seated or served during a breakfast, lunch, dinner or other defined service.

Why it matters

How covers per service affects a service

Covers per service gives teams a practical view of workload and demand. Comparing booked, arrived and served covers helps identify no-shows, walk-ins and operational constraints.

Example

In practice

A Saturday dinner may begin with 112 booked covers and finish with 118 served covers after walk-ins.

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