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Hotel Front Office Management

Subject : hospitality
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1. Guest with confirmed/guaranteed booking who does not arrive - but has not cancelled






2. 5-7%






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






4. Guest without reservations needing rooms






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






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






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






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






10. Travel related bookings are the largest category of Internet transactions. Each year - the Internet attracts a larger share of reservations away from more traditional sources - growing at a rate four times faster than the rest of the industry.






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






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






13. 40% of annual marketing budget may be spent on online products. Booking through own website nets more revenue than booking through 3rd party websites.






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






15. 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






16. When a person calls directly to the hotel to book their reservations.






17. Guest who stay longer than booked






18. 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






19. Hurdle point is set - lower rates rejected






20. The electronic system - including the last-room availability interface with individual chain properties. Linked airlines with travel agents.






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






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






23. Convention guest who try to get a better rate by using other deals






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






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






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






27. More rooms sold than available - done deliberately.






28. The role that airline reservation systems played






29. Guest who arrive days before booking






30. Speaking the same language within incompatible systems






31. 2-3 minutes






32. 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






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






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






35. Breaks the hotel rates into two categories - GDS and CRAS and looks for the lowest available rate in each of these areas






36. Guest who leave earlier than expected






37. Publicly funded - quasi-govermetnal organizations to represent city's hospitality industry. Represent bid for large and small conferences






38. Guest booked to depart today






39. The act of controlling rates and restricting occupancy to maximize gross room revenues






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






41. Continuing guest - as per booking






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Place and date more important than rate.






47. The American Society of Association Executives






48. 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






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






50. Number of guests in hotel