CASE #7 ACCRA BEACH HOTEL: BLOCK BUILDING OF CAPACITY & REVENUE MANAGEMENT PRODUCT SERVICE DR. KERK BURBANK DONE BY KEZIE THOMAS September 30‚ 2011 1. What are the key considerations facing the hotel as it reviews the booking request from the WICB? Three concerns that Cherita and the GM should question when reviewing the booking request from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) are: i. Whether revenue- Income/Expenses‚ would be good or not ii. The impact on their regular guests‚ i.e. the
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THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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West Indies Yacht Club Resort (Case No. 1) I. Problem Statement: Patrick Dowd must find a way to unify the different types of cultures at the West Indies Yacht Club Resort. Thus he can use his expertise to recommend strategies to the resort. II. Alternatives: a. Develop ways to recognize culture differences and work on how to coexist. b. Break into groups based on culture and have these groups form teams and work together. c. Stricter management. III. Analysis: a. Develop ways to recognize
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After 1655‚ Animism was destroyed in the West Indies. The cause of this was not natural‚ or preferred‚ but rather coerced by other humans. What are the differences between “discovering” and “invading”? Discovering is defined as determining the existence or presence of something‚ whereas‚ invading means marching aggressively into another’s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation. In this essay‚ I will be extending very acutely into this issue‚ identifying the reasoning
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One of the factors that lead to variations in demand for rooms at Accra Beach hotel is the location. It has a prime beachfront view‚ convenient location that has short distance from the airport and the capital city of Bridgetown. Accra Beach was traditionally promote itself as a holiday destination and its advantage - a convenient location‚ attracted many vacationers and business customers. Normally‚ people are more likely to go to somewhere that has a pretty views and convenient. Seasonal climate
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To: Mr. Jim Johnson (General Manager)‚ West Indies Yacht Club Resort From: Mr. Patrick Dowd (Management Consultant) Date: 1/12/2007 Subject: Recommendation Report for West Indies Yacht Club Resort Introduction The purpose of this recommendation report is to sort out the existing problems of West Indies Yacht Club Resort and to suggest some feasible solutions to improve the current situation. This report is going to identify the key issues in the resort‚ list and discuss the main findings‚
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Amelioration refers to the act of relieving ills‚ and changing for the better. The West India Interest was made up of planters who lived in the colonies and those in the mother colonies. The London Society for the gradual abolition of slavery was formed in 1823. The society wanted amelioration to be made a part of the government’s policy‚ to be enforced by law and to be followed by abolition (at an early date). Thomas Fowell Buxton‚ the chief parliamentary spokesman on slavery introduced in 1823
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Cricket : Game or business Cricket‚ whenever this word is uttered‚ many bats are wielded in a hurry to play‚ as the striker goes ahead to smash the balls. This is the game of “cricket” which is another name of religion in a country like India. However‚ the question “Is cricket a game or a business” is something to be pondered over in detail. In India‚ every child is given a bat and a ball on his/her birthday‚ and this is something which has been followed traditionally all over the country. However
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The West Indian Federation began in the twentieth century. A fedration is an organization within which smaller divisions have some internal independence. The West Indian Federation was one of the first attempts at federation in the Caribbean. This occurred from the year 1958-1962. The West Indies agreed to come together because this was the only way they could prove to Britain that they were ready for their independence. However‚ before they could prove this to Britain the Federation had gone
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Case 8 The Accra Beach Hotel: Block Booking of Capacity during a Peak Period Question 1 What factors lead to variations in demand for rooms at a hotel such as the Accra Beach? Answer: There are 3 factors that will lead to variations in demand for rooms at a hotel‚ which are seasonal cycle‚ economic cycle and days of the week. Seasonal cycle - Hotel such as Accra Beach will depends highly on seasonal cycle‚ hotel will be in low demand on September (64.7%) as it is in peak hurricane
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