{draw:frame} University of Derby/Buxton Hospitality Management MA Hotel Renovation A Tool For Repositioning In the Hotel Industry Submission Date: 7th May 2009 Business Analysis and Decision Making Student: Nana Yaa Addo Module Leader: Norman Dindsdale Introduction The hospitality industry has grown phenomenally since 2001 and has been driven by both leisure and business demand (kloppers 2005). The needs of the consumer have now become dynamic rather than static. Consumers
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract: The case examines Marriott International’s (Marriott) various innovative HR practices‚ which earned it the reputation of being ’the best place to work’ in the hospitality industry. It describes Marriott’s ’Spirit to Serve’ culture and the company’s HR philosophy which guided its various HR initiatives. The case gives an overview of the best practices employed by the company in the recruitment‚ selection‚ training and development of employees
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October 1‚ 2010 Denise Resendiz Professor Gunter Kimpton Hotels Earthcare Program What are the benefits of Kimpton’s environmental sustainability initiatives? What are its costs? The benefit of the program is to put back into the earth what is being taken out. Many companies who support Eco friendly establishments will book specifically with the Kimpton hotel in support of their EarthCare program. The costs are greater for not putting back into the environment what is taken out
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Kimpton Hotels’ EarthCare program brings the business’s philosophy of environmental responsibility straight to its properties‚ starting with its pioneering Eco Floor at the Hotel Triton in San Francisco in 1994. Today EarthCare’s efforts include: * Using environmentally friendly cleaning supplies in all rooms. * Printing corporate collateral on recycled paper using soy-based ink. * Usring recycled paper for all printing property-wide. * Serving organic‚ shade grown‚ and/or fair trade
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obr3588x_ch07_212-246 10/5/04 11:17 AM Page 215 EQA Chapter 7 / Electronic Business Systems ● 215 R EAL WORLD CASE 1 H Hilton Hotels Corporation: D ata-Driven Hospitality ilton Hotels Corporation has learned that customers are more satisfied when they have a problem and the hotel staff takes care of it than if the stay goes flawlessly. Giving hotel staff the information to make critical recoveries is the reason Hilton‚ during one of the industry’s worst downturns in decades‚
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merger of Life Style resorts and Home Away Hotels which is a very large chain of hotels in North America. There were problems with the reservation system at all the hotels. Each hotel had its own software and hardware. Each hotel had its own reservation system which was difficult for the company to produce any reports to the management. It was also difficult for the marketing and branding of the company. They have decided to get ERP system for the total hotels and resorts. Finally they have to decide
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RESEARCH METHODS Case Studies In depth study of an individual Correlational Studies Assess degree of relationship between two variables Positive correlation; Negative correlation Correlation does not equal causation Experimental Studies Allow for inferences about causality Independent variable; Dependent variable Types of Personality Measures: Self-Report Tests Usually pencil and paper tests Most common type of test Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) NEO Personality
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A hotel manager is a person who manages a hotel‚ a motel‚ or a resort. This position’s responsibilities and duties vary according to the size of the hotel or resort‚ as large hotels tend to require more management than small ones. Many people love going to hotels‚ they like pampering themselves with all kinds of services that a hotel offers. Services include fast room services‚ relaxing spa‚ clean swimming pool‚ good restaurant‚ and many other facilities. A lot of people do not know how the process
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RoseWood Hotels & Resorts RoseWood Hotels & Resorts: Branding to increase customer profitability and lifetime value. Rosewood Hotels& Resorts(Rosewood) ‚ a private hotel management company started in 1979‚ that built a global reputation with iconic luxury hotels such as The Mansion and The Carlyle‚ became well known for its ability to enhance a property’s value by creating unique‚ one-of-a-kind properties with a small ultra-luxury residential style. But amidst this‚ the brand ROSEWOOD
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Case Studies 1. Ana Chavaria‚ Front Office Manager and Lorraine Desants‚ Director of marketing and sales‚ have just returned from a computer conference at which they were able to look at the latest Property Management System for hotels. Ana is enthusiastic about updating and adopting front office applications for Reservations‚ Registration‚ Room status‚ Posting‚ Call Accounting‚ Checkout and Night Audit. Lorraine is sure the marketing and sales applications will help her department be more efficient
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