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Hotel Front Office Management

Subject : hospitality
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1. Faster - more accurate - sells more rooms at higher rates






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






3. Is able to determine the number of rooms available for sale for a given date. Offers various status reports under the reservations module.






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






5. Guest with confirmed/guaranteed booking who does not arrive - but has not cancelled






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






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






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






9. Encourage booking by enhancing quality of website - offering lowest price guarantee - letting users research for multiple brands at multiple price points with one click.






10. Some get suites - some get singles - all pay same rate






11. The role that airline reservation systems played






12. Status of rooms sold and available






13. 80% of web visits start in a search engine. Need to be in the top .0005% of the search to be listed in the top few.






14. 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






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

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16. Sites that search all available websites to present side-by-side comparisons and booking options (kayak - sidestep or travelzoo)






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






18. More rooms sold than available - done deliberately.






19. Number of guests in hotel






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






21. More sophisticated - accounting for many issues






22. Temporarily unavailable due to fixable problems. Can be fixed quickly if absolutely essential. Can be sol at a discount if un-fixed - with disclosure.






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






24. Estimated time of arrival -Special Requests -Smoking preferences -Discounts or Affiliations -Address






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






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






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






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






29. Less price sensitive - seek flexibility - weekday travel - book at the last minute - cannot wait for deals






30. Speaking the same language within incompatible systems






31. 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






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






33. Hurdle point is set - lower rates rejected






34. 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






35. Guest without reservations needing rooms






36. 5-7%






37. Place and date more important than rate.






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






39. 2-3 minutes






40. 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






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






42. Guest who stay longer than booked






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






44. 100 booked - 40 used means 60% attrition - 40% pick-up






45. 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.






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






47. 40% of annual marketing budget may be spent on online products. Booking through own website nets more revenue than booking through 3rd party websites.






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






49. Guests booked to arrive today






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