SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Hospitality Management
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
hospitality
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The eventual desired outcome
incentive
certification
convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
goal
2. An educational - hands-on exspirience working in an established buisness under the guidance of a skilled worker.
institutional advertising
pprenticeship
direct channel
Barriers to Delegation
3. A program in which an airline offers free travel - upgrades - and discounts to program members
customer loyalty
Authority Commensurate with Responsibility
economic multiplier
frequent-flyer program
4. A form of payment that may include wages - benefits - and/ or incentives in return work.
Power Tactics
core product
compensation
Enhancing Power through Alliances
5. Referring to others with greater position power and authority who support the desired behavior.
Upward Appeal
guest or uniformed services
Pulling Rank
career plan
6. A branch of tourism encompassing adventure tourism and sustainable development of regions for future generations
ecotourism
convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Expert Power
customized tour
7. A hotel staff member who performs all of the functions of a desk clerk/agent - concierge - and valet
advertising
guest service agent (GSA)
intermediary
full-service restaurant
8. A basic - physical - or extended attribute of a product or purchase
globalization
advertising
feature
behavioristics
9. A written statement of career goals and the necessary steps to acheive them
Position Power
changeability
demand
career plan
10. Enlisting an individual's peers to support the need for the desired behavior.
Decentralized Organization
back of the house
ethics
Peer pressure
11. An agent who does not work directly for a travel provider but sells his or her products for a fee
Upward Appeal
intermediary
amateur sports
distribution
12. A hotel staff member who helps guest make arrangements for transportation - resturaunt reservations - event reservations - and entertainment tickets - and advises guest about activities in the area.
institutional advertising
concierge
Ingratiating Appeal
Upward Appeal
13. The area in a hospitality establisment that guests view - such as the entrance and dining room
dependables
front of the house
destination
commercial recreation
14. A feature advantage of a product
distribution
bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs)
benefit
Reward Power
15. The customer's faithfulness to a business and its product - demonstrated by the customer purchasing the product again
customer loyalty
channel of distribution
empowerment
Supportive
16. The area in a lodging facility where support services take place which guests usually do not view
back of the house (lodging)
franchise
Referent Power
empowerment
17. An organization that works with meeting planners to provide tourist information services to business and leisure travelers
institutional advertising
convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Emotive
elasticity of demand
18. Advertising with a goal of developing goodwill or a positive image
hub-and-spoke system
institutional advertising
Empowerment
demographics
19. A local or regional event with national or possible international appeal that occurs once or annually
back of the house (lodging)
experimental method
hallmark event
ecotourism
20. A person who organizes - manages - and takes the risk of owning and operating a buisness
Delegation
front of the house (lodging)
dependables
entrepreneur
21. An effective network for an airline formed by a hub - or a large airport - connected to other smaller airports called spokes
Amtrak
hub-and-spoke system
back of the house
informational interveiw
22. Statistics about where people live.
pprenticeship
bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs)
geographics
channel of distribution
23. Specialized knowledge or skill
Reward Power
Expert Power
buying signals
Reflective
24. Generally characterized by multiple levels of management and managers who must manage large numbers of people
diversity
Peer pressure
Excessively centralized organization
customer satisfaction
25. Any advertising message sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
direct channel
direct mail
Barriers to Delegation
hub-and-spoke system
26. A reward that is usually in the form of money but may also be stock options - profit-sharing privileges - a company vehicle - and/or a bonus program
pprenticeship
incentive
exemplary guest service
Inspirational Appeal
27. The path a product takes without the help of any intermediaries between the producer and consumer
certification
goal
direct channel
amateur sports
28. An authorization stating that one has fulfilled the requirements for practicing in a feild or career
ethics
diversity
certification
Centralized Organizations
29. A framework for creating an advertising message that that gets Attention - holds Interest - stimulates Desire - and acheives Action
benefit
guest service agent (GSA)
AIDA model
cross-selling
30. The position of an employee at the beggening level of a particular career
Referent Power
entry-level
Authority Commensurate with Responsibility
customer satisfaction
31. Influencing others to accept greater responsibility and exercise more control over the way they perform their jobs.
buisness-to-buisness selling
Reasoning
Empowering Others
Reward Power
32. A tour in which a tour operator buys all the seats on an airplane - train - or bus and resells them to travelers
Referent Power
charter tour
core product
customized tour
33. Low levels of dominance and Low levels of Sociability - Avoid decisions - stiff
job application
aesthetic pollution
Inspirational Appeal
Reflective
34. The physical components of a destination - such as hotels - resturants - roadways - and transportation - that support tourism
infrastructure
dependables
entry-level
front of the house
35. Staff member in uniforms - including the bell staff - valets - security offers - concierge - and door or garage attendants
Empowering Others
changeability
average daily rate (ADR)
guest or uniformed services
36. METHODS by which managers use their sources of power to influence the behavior of their employees - peers - and supervisors.
Enhancing Power through Alliances
hallmark event
exemplary guest service
intermediary
37. A resort property in a specefic location with a concentration of recources or facilities
channel of distribution
destination resort
Authority Commensurate with Responsibility
back of the house (lodging)
38. The method of selling the customer additional related products tied to one name
convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Delegation
cost-plus pricing
cross-selling
39. Offering rewards or favors to achieve the desired behavior.
Bargaining
guest satisfaction
business travel
aesthetic pollution
40. The area in a hospitality establishment that guests usually do not view - including all areas responsible for food quality and production - such as the kitchen and recieving - office - and storage areas
commercial site
advertising
customer satisfaction
back of the house
41. When managers are given responsibility for achieving certain goals but have insufficient authority to take the necessary steps toward achieving them.
Authority Commensurate with Responsibility
entrepreneur
channel of distribution
guest service agent (GSA)
42. The process of getting the product to the consumer
Pulling Rank
Excessively centralized organization
customized tour
distribution
43. The main product that the customer is buying
core product
bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs)
frequent-flyer program
guest service agent (GSA)
44. Document that job seekers fill out to help employers screen applicants.
job application
economic multiplier
intermediary
Ingratiating Appeal
45. Ability to punish
Empowering Others
job application
distribution
Coercive Power
46. A single- or multi-day exhibition held at a convention or civic center arena.
Consultation
competitive advantage
consumer show
back of the house (lodging)
47. The fulfillment of guests' needs and wants regarding recieving quality hospitality products
goal
guest or uniformed services
guest satisfaction
customer loyalty
48. The area in a lodging facility that guests view - such as the lobby
front of the house (lodging)
ethics
Enhancing Power through Alliances
bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs)
49. The money left from a person's gross income after taking out taxes
consolidator
Coercive Power
disposable income
job application
50. Authority to provide rewards
charter tour
elasticity of demand
Reward Power
competitive advantage