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Introduction To Hospitality

Subject : hospitality
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1. Began from rail travel - captured clientele - unique food - diverse marketing mix






2. Internet- shopping and planning






3. When money must be spent outside the community for goods available within the community






4. Highest rate - max anyone would pay






5. Consolidates services - airlines - tours - sold to public






6. Location - services - market price






7. Business oriented - multiple food/bev outlets - meeting andconv services - chains






8. Finest accomodations - concierge - 24 hr room service






9. Total rooms revenue/ total number of rooms sold






10. Rooms occupied/ rooms available






11. Lodging accomodations - revenue centers - cost centers - serve and enrich society - profit owners






12. LEISURE- will increase because of longer life - working hrs - early retirement -ease of travel - business - other






13. Middle person - make commisions






14. Europe looks at amenities - no service in US - agreement to use eurpean perameters






15. Buying more then 1 hotel chain in the same level






16. Revenue per available room = total rooms revenue/ total rooms available






17. Five star award






18. Large groups - 500+ rooms - banquet areas






19. Real estate investment trust - 1960s - do not pay corporate income tax - must distribute 95% of income to shareholders






20. Part of guest/uniformed services - Elevate properties marketable value - luxury hotel - Unique requests - Knowledge of city - Several language preferred






21. Rapid company expansion - uses franchisee's money - franchisor origionated






22. Tourists who like things being planned and they are afraid to take risks - they oftenly travel to places they are familiar with






23. American automobile associations diamond award - rating service






24. Space tourism






25. Prominent in 1950s easy access to roadways - park outside room






26. Traveling public for business or leisure - signature resturant






27. People who visit a country other than where they reside






28. 1st hotel - 1794 - nyc






29. Enhance guest services - ADR - VIPS - market mix






30. Pre industrial - phoenicians were first travelers - roman leisure class traveled - medival travel was religious






31. 12% of all hotel rooms - avg room rate is $48 -






32. Compaines meeting the needs of several types of guests based on price - facilities - and amenitites






33. Cruise ships - increased 800% - under foreign flags - the love boat






34. Rise by 8% annualy - increased gov recognition - bilateral treaties -






35. People who travel to a site and return the same day






36. Air travel - 1903 wright brothers - first scheduled in 1915 - free market 1978






37. USTTA- united states travel and tourism administration - state offices - city offices






38. Comprises activities of people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment no more than one consecutive year - 30 miles from residence - stays more than one night and less than one year






39. Resort properties






40. Property management systems Computer based applications - Reservations management - Rooms management - Guest account management - General management - Human resources does not have access






41. Of a minority of tourists - adventurous - outgoing - self-confident - independent - needing little tourist infrastructure.






42. Works in large corporation - called meeting planner






43. Leadership of people - equipment - and supplies - Cleanliness and servicing the guest rooms and public areas - Operating the department according to financial guidelines - Keeping records






44. Sell rooms - guest accounts - fax mail messages






45. WTO- world trade organization - IATA- international air transportation association - ICAO- international civil aviation organization






46. Set of plans - nat'l advertising - centralized reservation system - participation in volume purchasing discounts - listing in frachisors directory






47. Owner- financial responsibility - management company- operational responsibility - fee structure






48. Motels






49. Public branch technique - Profit center - Includes many types of communication






50. Fastest growing. time share(purchasor uses specific period of year) vacation (purchase to use facility)