(n) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group), Syn. reservation, Example:wondered who had made the booking
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office. [ 1913 Webster ]