The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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Group Assignment Topic: HR Planning at the City Hotel Background The City Hotel has been having some difficulties around recruiting kitchen assistants‚ waiting and bar staff due to local competition and the unsociable working hours‚ compounded by the fact that local transport is not readily available at these times also. They have also identified issues with lack of availability of chefs and receptionists due mainly to the skill levels and
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also advice the applicants to be careful on what they write and whom they communicate since the internet is full of scam. Commune Hotel has a powerful search engine dedicated for recruitment (Commune‚ 2013). Highgate Hotel website provided all the information needed to encourage applicants to apply online‚ discover opportunities and gain extraordinary benefits such as high salary‚ medical‚ dental‚ health‚ retirement‚ disability‚ family protection‚ travel and other benefits. They also have a quick
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The Address Hotel is a luxurious Hotel that is in the midst of the Burj Khalifa Development Area in Dubai. The five-star hotel attracts customers and tourists who want to enjoy the luxuries of Dubai and be enriched with its astounding location. The hospitality industry in Dubai is highly competitive‚ as Dubai has become the center of tourism across the world and thus‚ accommodation services are the most common services offered in this sector. Competitors focus on offering the best experiences to
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visitors to the Island have increased‚ the occupancy rate for hotels has dropped significantly. The tourism climate had left Regal Carnation Hotel with an opportunity to reinvent or reposition itself among their competitors in Guam. The Regal Carnation Hotel has many internal issues to overcome as poor customer service‚ poor management‚ and poor property upkeep. Overview of Key Issues and Root Causes Vacationers were upset with their hotel experience on the Island of Guam. A number of symptoms
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The Portman Hotel Company was a relatively small hotel with only 348 rooms and 21 floors located in San Francisco’s booming hotel district. It was influenced with Asian philosophy of services‚ to provide high quality hospitality to its guest at affordable rates. On paper‚ the hotel sounded like a great success‚ one that would definitely flourish amongst the competition. However‚ even with this philosophy‚ there were numerous problems that plagued the Portman Hotel. A few examples of these problems
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to do with the property? The first problem in the case is deciding what to do with the property. The owners have the option of selling the hotel or keeping it open for business. This problem is time sensitive because new competitors are entering the market rapidly. “Approximately 28 hotels were under construction and an additional 25 in permit stages for a total of 53 projects under development”. (Cornsun & Enz‚ p. 21). The Hillerman Hotel Executive Board will need to choose an option soon.
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Leadership and culture Strategic intent: Strategic intent refers to the sense came up with by the leaders‚ which of their expected achievement and direction of the company (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2015). Good Hotel is known for its intent to be the first hotel with conscience‚ which guides the hotel with “positive approach‚ environmental sensitivity and philanthropy” to inspire the “good in us all”. JdV’s leadership is consistent with Good Hotel’s intent through the safety and green programs as well as
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Prof. Thomaï Serdari MKTG-GB.2127.S.30.S13 “Luxury Branding: Brand Thinking and Experience” Rosewood Hotels What are the pros and cons of moving from individual brands to a corporate brand? Rosewood hotels were built on the premise that they provide iconic luxury hotels each with their unique distinctive characteristic that represents the local culture. This one-of-a kind approach was what differentiated them from other chain-like competitors. By adopting a corporate
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Portman Hotel was built with the intent of being a 5 star hotel that provided superior service to its guests. This superior service centered around a business plan that was based on Asian standards of hospitality. The Portman Hotel executives were committed to keeping both their guest and employees happy. The vision that would separate The Portman from the competition was “personal valets” (PVs). These PVs were responsible to every need of a guest. This included everything
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