A healthy, balanced and delicious food is an important part of an excellent holiday. In the tourist brochures and in describing tours, there are abbreviations that indicate the form of the proposed food service. The type of food in the hotel is food and drinks, the cost of which is included in the price. The form of food is indicated by two or three letters of the Latin alphabet immediately after the type of hotel room. Most hotels all over the world adhere to generally accepted rules, but it should be borne in mind that with the same principles of nutrition, the range of dishes offered in the three-star and five-star hotel will differ a priori.
Basic food options
- Meals FB - Full Board - full board. Decoding FB means a full three-fold power.
- НВ - Нalf Board - half board. This option involves two meals a day: breakfast and dinner, without dinner.
- BB - Bed & breakfast - breakfast, often with a buffet or buffet breakfast.
- AL or AI - All Inclusive - all inclusive. With this type of food, along with three meals a day, there is a visit to bars, cafes on the hotel territory, offering soft and alcoholic drinks and light snacks, usually locally produced.
- RO - Room only (may be abbreviations EP, BO, AO, NO) - service without power.
What does FB food mean?
Choosing a vacation tour, inexperienced tourists, are often interested in: "Meals FB ... What does it mean?" In fact, this is a very convenient type of food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. The organization of breakfast and dinner usually involves a "buffet". Choosing a hotel with FB food, you can completely forget about the problem of finding a place where you can eat delicious and hearty. This option fits perfectly if you are a supporter of rest without drinking. It is important not to confuse, because there is a variation of FB +, which assumes local alcoholic beverages for dinner, and sometimes at lunchtime.
I must say that the FB food system is very common in hotels of all states, but more often it is chosen by tourists who are vacationing in Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia. In countries such as Spain, Greece, Montenegro and several other European countries, an inexpensive cafe with good food is easy to find even in the high season, so tourists, choosing between "boarding" and "half board", prefer the last cheaper type of food. In addition, often during the rest it is difficult to calculate the time of return to the hotel for dinner because of excursions. Replace the same lunch for an additional dinner is often problematic, such a service is mandatory only in hotels in the UAE.
Tips for choosing a meal in the hotel
- When choosing the type of food, consider your vacation plans and decide whether you can manage for meals, suppers at the hotel and do you need alcohol during the holiday? If you have an extensive excursion program, is it worth overpaying for dinners?
- Look for reviews about the hotel, its cuisine on websites and forums on the Internet, talk with people who have already rested in the area.
- At family rest consider at a choice of an option of a food interests of all members of the family. If you follow a figure, this does not mean that the whole family should limit itself to eating. Children should be able to eat ice cream, eat fruit, and the husband - if you want to drink beer or even stronger drinks. Buying extra food and drinks outside the hotel can substantially devastate your wallet.
To rest was full and gave a lot of pleasant experiences, you need to consider all the components of the service, including the food system in the hotel.