TS EN ISO 18513

TS EN ISO 18513 is a terminology standard for tourism services, focused on the terms used for hotels and other types of tourism accommodation. It brings together the language used for accommodation operations, food and beverage services, recreation, and related guest services so that the same concepts are understood consistently across the tourism sector.

Why a common vocabulary matters in tourism accommodation

Tourism accommodation combines several service layers: rooms and front-desk operations, catering, leisure facilities, guest handling, and supporting services. A terminology standard does not define how a hotel must be operated; instead, it provides a shared language for the concepts involved. In practice, that improves clarity in booking information, service descriptions, staff training, internal procedures, and communication between organisations working in different countries or markets.

Conceptual area covered by this standard

• Terms connected with tourism accommodation
• Terms related to food and beverage services
• Terms used for recreation and similar guest services
• Names for other services associated with tourism accommodation

The main value of this standard is conceptual consistency rather than operational rules. In general technical terms, terminology standards help align documentation, training, and commercial communication around a stable set of meanings, reducing ambiguity when services are described or compared. This record is a withdrawn standard, but it remains a useful reference for understanding the vocabulary and boundaries of tourism accommodation services.