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Lodging Operations 101
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which housekeeping- related term is not used by professional hoteliers
Maid
Merchant model
It is prepared and cooked at the guests' table
2-4% gross revenue
2. Which of the following is a demand generator
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
Line level employees
Banquet manager
3. When the entire staff of a hotel consistenly fail to deliver quality service to guests - the problem is most likely that
An outside vendor
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
Night auditor
$13.53
4. What is a per diem
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
28
An outside vendor
5. Which group of employees will most often initiate the largest number of work orders
Value
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
The ensure guest room cleanliness
Housekeeping
6. In a 150 room hotel with housekeeping costs of $8000 and 2 -500 rooms sold in a mont - what would be the hotels labor cost per occupied room for that month
Confirm item quantity and quality
$3.20
When resolving hotel operating problems
BEO
7. What is the term used to identify those who sell the rights to use a hotels brand name
A family on vacation
Franchisor
Older travelers
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
8. 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
Contribution margin
Empowerment
To help keep workers safe
Trains
9. What is the approximate amount of money that hoteliers should contribute to a property's FF&E reserve
A web site that allows a hotel's guests to post reviews of their previous stays
A reunion held for veterans of the vietnam war
Value
2-4% gross revenue
10. Maintenance that must be performed immediatley to minimize damage to a hotel is referred to as
It has been intentionally left behind
A hotels sales and marketing teams results in relation to those of other hotels
Emergency maintenance
$2.25
11. when using a par inventory system - how does the individual responsible for purchasing food items determine how much to buy
The buying is based upon predetermined desired inventory levels
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
Reduced operational costs
Incandescent bulb
12. Which area would be considered public space in a hotel
Franchisors sales and marketing efforts
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
Franchise
The pool area
13. Which state is NOT among the 3 largest car rental location states
New york
An outside vendor
50%
Holiday inn
14. What is true about the traditional russian style
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15. What is another lodging industry term for a specific hotel brand name
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
French
50000
Flag
16. Who is responsible for making the distinction between mislaid - lost and abandoned property
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17. What is the term used to identify those who purchase the rights to a hotels brand naem
$1.38
Franchise
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
AAHOA
18. What is the name for the franchise disclosure document prepared by a franchisor and registered and filed with the state governmental agency responsible for administering franchise relationships
Preventive maintenance
FOC
Franchise service director
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
19. Which term refers to the fact that the decline in value of a hotel asset is generally tax deductible
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
Depreciation
Banquet manager
3 times the normal usage
20. 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
Franchisor
Executive chef
50%
A reunion held for veterans of the vietnam war
21. Suppose its monday morning. what should a hotel's breakfast attendant begin to remove complimentary breakfast items from the hotel's breakfast serving area
Ritz carlton
Contribution margin
Do not clean this room now
At the advertised ending time
22. 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
The food and beverage services offered by the hotel
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
$1.38
Attrition
23. 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
250
$2.20
The cost is higher than that of dining room service
Chain
24. 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
BEO
It is prepared and cooked at the guests' table
A hotels occupancy tax
Water pumps
25. What should happen to service procedures after they have been implemented in a hotel
Group market
Purchases of food
Franchisors sales and marketing efforts
They should be update as guest preferences change over time
26. Which company's motto is 'we are ladies and gentlemen serving Ladies and gentlemen'
Air handlers
Maid
Ritz carlton
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
27. What is the management term for granting authority to employees to make key decisions within their assigned areas of responsibility
Pilferage
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
Empowerment
Marketing activity
28. 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
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
$73.00
It has been intentionally left behind
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
29. Which of the following is the formula hoteliers use to calculate RevPar
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
Make or buy items
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
Profits are higher with banquet sales
30. What is true about first tier management companies
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31. When would hotel guest be charged a corkage fee
Franchise
All housekeeping employees
3 times the normal usage
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
32. Which of the following is essential if employees are to effectively resolve guest problems as they occur
The authority to make key decisions
The investor seeks a return on investment (ROI)
A la carte
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
33. In regard to quality service - a gal of zero defects can
It has been intentionally left behind
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
$2.25
34. What is a lodging industry term for hotels operating under the same brand name
Management contract
Their price per unit declines
FOC
Chain
35. What does a foot candle measure
Emergency maintenance
Value
Illumination levels
Older travelers
36. What is the lodging industry term used to identify the wages and benefits - replacement parts and contract services used to operate a maintenance and engineering department
GDS
They operate hotels for owners using the management company's trade name as the hotels brand
Include bath towels - hand towels - and washclothes
POM
37. Which of the following represents the correct order of procedures used in cleaning linens and terry products
Sorting/washing/drying
A reunion held for veterans of the vietnam war
Franchise service director
Attrition
38. What is true about food served in the traditional french style
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39. 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
The person in charge of the hotel's maintenances department
250
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
To qualify prospects
40. What is the purpose of an MSDS
A hotels occupancy tax
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
To help keep workers safe
Merchant model
41. What is true about a hotel room that is 'on-change'
New york
GDS
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
It is vacant and not yet cleaned
42. What is true about transient travelers
They are individual travelers
Sorting/washing/drying
Make or buy items
The ensure guest room cleanliness
43. What is the lodging term used to describe a hotel room or area that is undergoing extraordinary cleaning procedures
Eggs and breakfast meat items
$1.38
OTA
Deep cleaning
44. How can guest service best be integrated with employee reward systems
They operate hotels for owners but do not use the management company's name as part of the hotels name
25 or fewer
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
Profits are higher with banquet sales
45. Which group is more likely to use the services of a travel agent
Merchant model
Profits are higher with banquet sales
Illumination levels
Older travelers
46. What is the advantage of a CFL
It has been intentionally left behind
Guest preference
Reduced operational costs
They will have the same quality service expectations
47. Which method would be least effective for determining guests' needs and wants
Guest preference
The authority to make key decisions
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
The american hotel and lodging association
48. What is the lodging industry term for a hotel that is not part of a franchise group?
Executive chef
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
Independent
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
49. What is true about the cost of providing room service meals
Needles left by intravenous drug users
They operate hotels for owners but do not use the management company's name as part of the hotels name
The cost is higher than that of dining room service
French
50. What is true about hotel management companies
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
They generally manage hotels for a fee
Incandescent bulb
A web site that allows a hotel's guests to post reviews of their previous stays