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Twin share

What does twin share mean in the context of booking holiday accommodation?
  

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[/nq] As far as I know this means "sharing a room which has twin beds". You would be booking one single-size bed in a room with two such beds. The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.

  • [/nq] As far as I know this means "sharing a room which has twin beds".
  • You would be booking one single-size bed in a room with two such beds.
  • The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.
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[nq:1]What does twin share mean in the context of booking holiday accommodation?[/nq]
As far as I know this means "sharing a room which has twin beds". You would be booking one single-size bed in a room with two such beds. The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.

Peter Duncanson, UK
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[nq:2]What does twin share mean in the context of booking holiday accommodation?[/nq]
[nq:1]As far as I know this means "sharing a room which has twin beds". You would be booking one single-size bed in a room with two such beds. The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.[/nq]
Dan Reynolds (Email Removed) replied to that post by email (accidentally?) saying:
two single b
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[nq:2]As far as I know this means "sharing a room ... The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.[/nq]
Awww..whatever happened to a holiday fling?

Cheers, Harvey
CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed
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[nq:2]As far as I know this means "sharing a room ... The other bed would be independently booked by a stranger.[/nq]
What about on cruises. Don't they get assigned to cabins with a person they have never met?
If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
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[nq:1]What does twin share mean in the context of booking holiday accommodation?[/nq]
It means that you are expected to be travelling with a companion who will share a room with you and pay for his own half of the total room rate. They have no interest in whether you will be doing more than sleeping but assume you will know each other and have made the booking together. The room may have any o
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Many thanks for your reply.
At last I understand it.
Max

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