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Lodging Operations 101
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For Which item below would a 'replace as needed' program be best
Line level employees
$1.38
50000
Water pumps
2. What type of lamp works when a filament inside the lamp's bulb is heated by electric current to produce light
The strength of the brand name and the revenue the name will bring to the hotel
A la carte
20%
Incandescent bulb
3. Which state is NOT among the 3 largest car rental location states
New york
2-4% gross revenue
Contribution margin
The person in charge of the hotel's maintenances department
4. What is the industry term for a form used by sales an food production personnel to detail the food and service requirements of a banquet
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
$3.20
Sorting/washing/drying
BEO
5. What is the lodging term used to describe a hotel room or area that is undergoing extraordinary cleaning procedures
Deep cleaning
Contribution margin
50%
Attrition
6. In the small town of someko - michigan there are 5 hotels with a combined total of 650 sleeping rooms. during june an avg. of 400 of those rooms were sold each day - generating $29 -200 in room sales. What was the average daily rate (ADR) of the town
Merchant model
Holiday inn
$73.00
$1.38
7. Which factor has the most impact on the number of guests who will be served in a limited service hotel
Guest preference
Chain
Pilferage
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
8. What is the approximate amount of money that hoteliers should contribute to a property's FF&E reserve
2-4% gross revenue
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
Routine maintenance
9. When the entire staff of a hotel consistenly fail to deliver quality service to guests - the problem is most likely that
$1.38
The hotels general manager
Contribution margin
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
10. What lodging industry term is used to identify a hotel's meeting rooms - conference areas and ballroom space
28
Function rooms
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
Include bath towels - hand towels - and washclothes
11. What is the lodging industry term for the formal operating agreement between a hotel's owners and a hotel management company
The ensure guest room cleanliness
Management contract
Attrition
Depreciation
12. Which term refers to the fact that the decline in value of a hotel asset is generally tax deductible
It has been intentionally left behind
Comp set
Laundry is processed
Depreciation
13. Cleaning a dryers lint trap is an example of a PM activity. how often should it be performed
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
Daily
Maid
Purchases of food
14. What is the lodging term for the fans and mechanical systems required to move air through a hotel's air ducts and vents
Air handlers
Emergency maintenance
Daily
POM
15. Which is an example of a branded breakfast item
They should be update as guest preferences change over time
Deep cleaning
The strength of the brand name and the revenue the name will bring to the hotel
Kellogg cereal
16. when using a par inventory system - how does the individual responsible for purchasing food items determine how much to buy
Depreciation
The buying is based upon predetermined desired inventory levels
They operate hotels for owners but do not use the management company's name as part of the hotels name
Costs increase
17. what would the occupancy rate for a hotel that has 200 rooms on a day in January In which it sold 100 rooms and received total rooms revenue of $17000
Empowerment
50%
$73.00
The investor seeks a return on investment (ROI)
18. Which of the following is the formula hoteliers use to calculate RevPar
20%
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
Eggs and breakfast meat items
They are individual travelers
19. What is the name for the difference between the original number of room requested by a group and that group's lower than requested actual room pick up
Attrition
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
$13.53
The food and beverage services offered by the hotel
20. Suppose its monday morning. what should a hotel's breakfast attendant begin to remove complimentary breakfast items from the hotel's breakfast serving area
2-4% gross revenue
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
The person in charge of the hotel's maintenances department
At the advertised ending time
21. A CVB is typically funded by what
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
A hotels occupancy tax
Night auditor
Waste disposal costs
22. What is true about food served in the traditional french style
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23. What is the name of the computer system connecting travel professionals worldwide for the purpose of reserving hotel rooms and other travel service for their clients?
GDS
To help keep workers safe
Needles left by intravenous drug users
It has been intentionally left behind
24. Assume you are reading a STAR report about a hotel you manage. What does an ADR index of 110 indicate
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
Confirm item quantity and quality
A family on vacation
They are important for all workers serving food
25. With 400 guests and breakfast costs of $550 what would be a hotel's food cost per guest
A family on vacation
The elimination of insects - rodents and scavenging animals
Franchise
$1.38
26. What is the agency that enforces federal antitrust and consumer protection laws related to franchisors
New york
FTC
A stock issuing company that can own and operate its own hotels
25 or fewer
27. What is the most important reason for properly maintaining trash removal areas
AAHOA
Night auditor
The elimination of insects - rodents and scavenging animals
All housekeeping employees
28. With 200 occupied rooms and breakfast costs of $450 - what would be a hotels breakfast cost per occupied room?
They operate hotels for owners using the management company's trade name as the hotels brand
$2.25
Identifying guests needs and wants
Do not clean this room now
29. Which professional recognition is typically granted by a governmental agency
Incandescent bulb
Licensing
Holiday inn
AAHOA
30. Who usually maintains the washers and ryers placed in a hotels guests laundry
Deep cleaning
AAHOA
An outside vendor
Profits are higher with banquet sales
31. What is true about hotel management companies
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
Depreciation
They generally manage hotels for a fee
Comp set
32. Which method would be least effective for determining guests' needs and wants
The ratio of different room types in a hotel
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
The ensure guest room cleanliness
Reduced operational costs
33. In a very small limited service property - Which individual is typically responsible for the setup of the property's complimentary breakfst area
POM
Deep cleaning
Night auditor
Franchise
34. Which group of housekeeping employees should receive blood born pathogen training
French
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
Comp set
All housekeeping employees
35. In a full service hotel What is true abouth the profitability of banquet food sales compared to that of dining room sales?
They should be update as guest preferences change over time
Presale activity
To help keep workers safe
Profits are higher with banquet sales
36. from what language does the kitchen term 'mise en place' originate
Contribution margin
French
20%
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
37. In a housekeeping department - What is the role of inspector
Upon receiving
Flag
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
The ensure guest room cleanliness
38. with total breakfast costs of $550 for the week and an average of $2.20 cost per guest served - how many guests were served in the week
An outside vendor
250
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
AAHOA
39. In a hotel with the linen cost of $2 -486 in the month and the rooms sold was 1 -130 - what was the hotel's linen cost per occupied room
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
They operate hotels for owners using the management company's trade name as the hotels brand
The food and beverage services offered by the hotel
$2.20
40. What is the difference between advertising and publicity
It has been intentionally left behind
Publicity is free
Franchise
Maid
41. What do the initials PM refer to in a hotel maintenance department
Preventive maintenance
Attrition
Reduced operational costs
It has been intentionally left behind
42. What is the lodging industry term for a hotel that is not part of a franchise group?
Independent
Preventive maintenance
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
Night auditor
43. What is the food service term for the amount of money remaining from a food sale after subtracting the items cost from its selling point
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
The ratio of different room types in a hotel
Independent
Contribution margin
44. What term is used to describe the relationship between the amount paid for an item and the item's perceived quality
Comp set
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
Value
45. What is true about mislaid property
28
It has been intentionally left behind
At the advertised ending time
Executive chef
46. Approximately how many hotels are in operation in the US
50000
Comp set
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
It is a reception that includes the services of complimentary food and/or beverages
47. When would hotel guest be charged a corkage fee
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
Comp set
Independent
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
48. What best describes a hotels chief engineer
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49. Which company's motto is 'we are ladies and gentlemen serving Ladies and gentlemen'
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
Ritz carlton
Contribution margin
2-4% gross revenue
50. What is a per diem
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
Profits are higher with banquet sales
The ratio of different room types in a hotel
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense