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Hotel Operations

Subject : hospitality
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1. The model for actively managing guest relations originated in another broader idea. Initially focus was manufacturing - producing products with zero defects.






2. Guests pays room rent in cash - in advance and is required to pay cash for all other transactions






3. Trade-off between value and price






4. Early Warning -Comment Cards -Blogs and Internet Reviews -Quality Circles






5. Valet Parking - doorperson - concierges - hotel security and bell staff. They all have maximum guest contact. Have opportunity to sell hotel services






6. Inspectors hired by outsiders or by hotel itself






7. Give no discounts - but give special benefits to those paying rack rate






8. Tend to represent only extreme cases-confidential to management






9. Charing per person - rather than per room. Trend in USA is to charge for the room - rather than per-person






10. What matters is what customers value

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12. Large rooms - many bathroom amenities






13. Reduced role of this department due to improved telecommunication technology and vending machines for ice - drinks etc...






14. A guest who registers but does not stay. Could be due to dissatisfaction or an incident in the hotel






15. 'Invisible' to guests areas and employees -'Visible' to guest areas and employees -Other customers and their actions






16. Giving the guest a better room at a lower price






17. Word of mouth - Personal needs and desires - Past Experiences - Marketing Communications






18. Increases occupancy at the cost of a lowered room rate. You need to sell 11% more rooms if you discount 10%






19. Assumes that at 70% occupancy - each room category is occupied at 70%






20. Encourage staff to communicate with guest--eye contact - greeting. Many guests return to hotel because of relationship with staff






21. Sense of trustworthiness






22. In those markets where demand is strong - competing hotels continue to push rates to new ADR heights.






23. Building - landscape - deocr and furnishings






24. Arrivals for whom we have a vacated room - but that room is not ready yet






25. Hotels can conveniently provide a range of 'complimentary' services - such as morning newspapers - local telephone calls - in-room coffee - the health club - spa - etc.






26. The average room rate should equal $1 per $1000 of construction costs






27. Provides for changes to accommodate guests and employees with disabilities. Law enforced with fines and penalties. Requires changes in physical structures and hiring practices to accommodate the disabled - be they guest or employee






28. Sleep






29. Most guests do not complain. There are 10 unhappy customers for every visible complaint -Treat complaints as free consultancy






30. Tangibles -Reliability -Responsiveness -Assurance -Empathy






31. Flows the relationship between expectation and reality






32. Identification -Marketing -Regulations -Instructional






33. Computer program to match reservations with rooms on a priority basis.






34. Guests on American Plan (AP) or modified American Plan (MAP) must be given their full quota of meals






35. The standard posted rate.






36. Minimize complaints by informing about potential problems






37. Easy to understand and communicate -Unconditional as far as possible -Guarantee should be meaningful -Easy for guest to collect -Provide appropriate compensation -Have tracking systems in place to identify problems






38. Deep discount on-line sites - where customers bid for rates and hotels accept if they think the room will be empty otherwise






39. The reversal of a problem






40. In the U.S. we do not ask for a lot of information to put on it - but in Europe and South American they ask for a lot of information






41. Chains use their own inspectors. Announced and unannounced inspections. Measured against standards. Re-inspect after property gets opportunity to correct






42. Special rates for stays of less than overnight. Perceived as only for shady business and/or prone to employee fraud and/or general accounting hassles






43. Small groups of employees who meet regularly as quasi-permanent teams to identify issues in delivering quality service






44. The government will pay only a fixed amount to its employee per day - so hotels charge less for government employees to get that business






45. Guests measure quality by comparison. If surprised by a better stay than anticipated - guests perceive quality to be high.

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46. Ability to charge more than rack rate during 'special' events. May be illegal and prosecuted as 'price gouging'






47. Bell staff makes money through tips. They are rotated so each one has a chance to get a tip.






48. Yes - temptation to act only on 'visible' areas






49. Given to guests to verify name - room number and rate--corresponding to information on the registration card.






50. Address 'expectations' through honest advertising that 'under-sells' -Address 'reality' through selection - training - empowerment of employees; high standards leading to 'over-delivery'