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Hotel Front Office Management

Subject : hospitality
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Estimated time of arrival -Special Requests -Smoking preferences -Discounts or Affiliations -Address






2. Sites that are not controlled either by the hotel or the chain. (hotwire - expedia - travelocity - orbitz etc..)






3. Based entirely on historical date. Does not share specific performance date for each competing property.






4. The lodging industry's oldest and most popular provider of ASP Central Reservations software.






5. Compares a manager's room available with those available in the competitive market set and room -nights sold for the manager's hotel against room-night sold across the competitive set






6. Needed for large conventions where delegates may stay in many hotels






7. Temporarily unavailable due to fixable problems. Can be fixed quickly if absolutely essential. Can be sol at a discount if un-fixed - with disclosure.






8. 100 booked - 40 used means 60% attrition - 40% pick-up






9. A negotiated discount below the rack rate. Members pick the rate they want to pay






10. 80% of web visits start in a search engine. Need to be in the top .0005% of the search to be listed in the top few.






11. Blanket reservation is made initially. Is adjusted as dates come closer. Convention hotels cooperate to determine 'show rate' of a particular group from past records.






12. Sending a guest with confirmed or guaranteed booking to another hotel as we are full






13. Estimated over $80 billion. Group delegates spend more dollars.






14. Is able to determine the number of rooms available for sale for a given date. Offers various status reports under the reservations module.






15. Some get suites - some get singles - all pay same rate






16. 5-7%






17. Software companies that offer a suite of software applications via Internet-based access.






18. Unavailable long-term due to non-fixable problems. Cannot be sold due to unacceptable condition.






19. A CRS -GDS connectivity -Connections to 'alternate' distribution systems -Internet Reservations






20. Yesterdays stay-overs + today's reserved arrivals






21. Less price sensitive - seek flexibility - weekday travel - book at the last minute - cannot wait for deals






22. Guest who arrive days before booking






23. 1)Tour Groups 2)Convention Groups 3)Exposition and Trade Shows






24. Place and date more important than rate.






25. The hotel wants to see the rates it is listing in Expedia as well as the rates listed by competitors in order to manage its own hotel-direct Web site






26. Guest who leave earlier than expected






27. Encourage booking by enhancing quality of website - offering lowest price guarantee - letting users research for multiple brands at multiple price points with one click.






28. Number of guests in hotel






29. The actual office site at which chain reservationists reside.






30. 2-3 minutes






31. History and preferences of that particular guest. Being used more often today






32. The Airlines






33. Changes in dates - names - numbers - room types etc.






34. CRS for hire - used by smaller chains - independent hotels.






35. In 2001 - Galileo was purchased by Cendant Corporation for $2.9 billion.






36. Use stored data to form rules that govern decisions. Allows for instantaneous response to changing conditions






37. Guest booked to depart today






38. 1)Amadeus 2)Galileo 3)Sabre 4)Worldspan






39. Rates are gathered through the CRS' seamless connection. Displays discounts and lowest available rates for all hotels in the competitive market set






40. Advanced reservations (the best) -Guaranteed Reservation -Confirmed Reservation






41. Guest with confirmed/guaranteed booking who does not arrive - but has not cancelled






42. Very price sensitive - weekend travel - will trade price for restrictions - are motivated by deals






43. As individual room requests arrive at the hotel - they are booked against the group room block. Reservation received after the closeout date - 20 to 30 days before the convention starts - are accepted on an availability basis only






44. Rooms available -Occupied last night -Expected check-outs -Stayovers -Today's Reservations -Rooms committed today -Rooms available for sale -Occupancy percentage






45. Hurdle point is set - lower rates rejected






46. The American Society of Association Executives






47. Establishes and monitors rate structure - Continually monitors reservations activity and sets inventory controls as needed - Aids rate negotiations with bulk buyers -Monitors and restricts the number of reservations that can be taken for any particul






48. Continuing guest - as per booking






49. Guest without reservations needing rooms






50. Speaking the same language within incompatible systems