concessionaire
noun
a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service.
concessioner
-
a variation of
concessionaire.
Example Sentences
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Neither park officials nor Aramark, the park’s concessioner, could be reached to explain why these two campsites remain closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
National Park Service guidelines require it to provide written notice to a concessioner when a termination is under consideration.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Aramark, which serves as an authorized concessioner for Yosemite and operates the Wawona Hotel booking website, said reservations were being canceled through Monday, and reservation holders would be contacted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
The historic Ahwahnee hotel, Yosemite Lodge, Wawona Hotel, Curry Village, and Badger Pass ski area will be renamed by March 1, when the park changes over to a new concessioner.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 15, 2016
A coalition of preservationists has formed the Yosemite Restoration Trust, a nonprofit organization that aims to buy the concessioner and put into effect a 1980 federal plan for reducing commercialism at the park.
From Time Magazine Archive
