Hotel Front Office – Medium Size Hotel Kyle Beers HTT250 August 15‚ 2010 Prof. Israel Johnson Hotel Front Office – Medium Size Hotel How is the front office important to a hotel? The front office of any sized hotel is the brain of the operation. The front office concludes of employees and departments that make the hotel functional. Front office employees‚ such as front desk employees‚ make reservations via phone‚ check-in/check-out guests‚ address all guest questions‚ and suggest activities to
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ladies and gentlemen taking care of ladies and gentlemen IS THERE A ROOM IN THIS DYNAMIC INDUSTRY FOR YOU????? “OF COURSE! OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE.” What is service? What is the secret being the best?-(asked t the General Manager of Oriental Hotel in Bangkok) SERVICE‚ SERVICE‚SERVICE SERVICE Webster’s New World Dictionary -the act or means or serving To serve is to: “provide goods and services for”&“be of assistance to.” With thousand of guest encounter each day‚ it is critical
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outsourcing in hotels was not a popular concept but more recently with the downturn in the economy in the nineteen nineties more and more hotels are turning to outsourcing to help increase their revenues and maximize their profit potential. The use of outsourcing enables firms to maximize their resources and to reinforce their competitive advantage. One of the most popular areas for outsourcing in hotels would have to be the Food and Beverage sector. The decision to outsource by many hotels has been
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Case In Point 1.1: Cloud Nine Financial Advisors Cloud Nine provides its clients with a monthly newsletter that offers recommendations about stocks to buy or sell. Doug Layton‚ Cloud Nine’s president‚ has asked your opinion on whether dot.com stocks might be good investments for the future. He specifically mentioned Google‚ eBay‚ Amazon.com‚ and Yahoo!‚ but he said you could suggest other companies. Doug wants you to do some Internet research to learn more about these Web-based companies and their
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Presence in Brazil with Upcoming Sheraton Da Bahia Hotel in Salvador December 19‚ 2012 STAMFORD‚ CONN. – December 19‚ 2012 –Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide‚ Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has partnered with GJP Hotéis & Resorts to expand the presence of its global powerhouse brand Sheraton Hotels & Resorts in Brazil. Sheraton da Bahia Hotelwill be located inSalvador‚ one of the most important tourist destinations in the country. The 284-room historic Hotel da Bahia is currently undergoing an extensive
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Mandarin Oriental Manila Mandarin Oriental Manila‚ one of the prestigious hotels in the Philippines. It is well known as the best business hotel because of its exceptional service in the centre of the city. It is conveniently placed in the Financial Capital of the Philippines‚ along Makati Avenue‚ Makati City. It is owned by an international hotel investment and management group with deluxe and first class hotels‚ resorts and residences in sought-after destinations around the world‚ the Jardines
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October 14‚ 2012 Abstract The Hotel Escargo has asked for a summary of the observations found for improvement. In this report the hotel needs will be summarized and a job design and measurement strategy for ensuring improvement will be proposed. Introduction The Hotel Escargo has many services that need improving such as check-in and check-out service‚ multi-lingual staff‚ complementary concierge desk‚ room service‚ local area transportation‚ and amenities. Hotel needs and rank of importance
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About Colonnade Hotel and Resort The Colonnade is a 250-room‚ 4-star hotel that caters to business and leisure travelers. The hotel has been open for ten years and recently went through a complete renovation. It is centrally located‚ close to both the major office centers and the well-known city parks and museums. The hotel has received fairly good reviews on TripAdvisor and other travel sites and has a high rate of repeat guests. In addition to the 250 rooms‚ the hotel has approximately 50
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Part 4: Recommendation for Rosewood to improve CLV The fundamental Idea behind Customer Lifetime Value is to maximize profits per customer. While Rosewood does have loyal customers‚ these customers are limited to the one unique destination Rosewood hotel as they do not identify with Rosewood brand. Whereas the Rosewood strategy for individualistic properties based on the local area‚ local history and local staff has been successful in bringing in customers‚ it has failed in retaining customers. This
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customer needs and the vast amount of product offerings. One facet of market segmentation in the hotel industry is the unique consumer segment. The idea of a unique consumer segment is relatively new in the industry which opens the need for repositioning. By identifying a unique consumer segment‚ a hotel can focus on and penetrate a non-traditional market encompassing guest centered focus hotels. Traditional customer segmentation approaches will be replaced by personalized service spectrums and
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