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Lodging Operations 101
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Who is responsible for making the distinction between mislaid - lost and abandoned property
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2. For food service buyers when does the ownership exchange of products the have purchased actually take place
3 times the normal usage
Comp set
They are individual travelers
Upon receiving
3. Which term refers to the fact that the decline in value of a hotel asset is generally tax deductible
28
They are important for all workers serving food
Management contract
Depreciation
4. What is the name of the activity hoteliers use to minimize maintenance costs and prolong the life of hotel equipment
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
Preventive maintenance
It has been intentionally left behind
5. Who usually maintains the washers and ryers placed in a hotels guests laundry
20%
It is a reception that includes the services of complimentary food and/or beverages
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
An outside vendor
6. For Which item below would a 'replace as needed' program be best
A hotels occupancy tax
Water pumps
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
Laundry is processed
7. which factor most influences guest perceptions about their experience at a lodging operation
Franchisor
Service
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
50%
8. Which is true about a hotels commitment to green practices
Management contract
It is increasingly viewed by guests a a sign of commitment to quality service
An outside vendor
They will have the same quality service expectations
9. In which type of booking model are room rates not seen by guests until after they have successfully 'bid' for a room
Opaque rate model
It is increasingly viewed by guests a a sign of commitment to quality service
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
10. What does a foot candle measure
Illumination levels
Package
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
The hotels general manager
11. Assume you are reading a STAR report about a hotel you manage. What does an ADR index of 110 indicate
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
Your ADR is higher then that of your competitors
Waste disposal costs
Deep cleaning
12. Which housekeeping- related term is not used by professional hoteliers
They generally manage hotels for a fee
Maid
Maintenance request
Package
13. What lodging industry term is used to identify a hotel's meeting rooms - conference areas and ballroom space
At the advertised ending time
$1.38
Function rooms
Confirm item quantity and quality
14. What is true about second-tier management companies
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15. What is the term describing stealing of small quantities of something over a period of time
Eggs and breakfast meat items
Pilferage
$73.00
Opaque rate model
16. Which is an example of a branded breakfast item
To help keep workers safe
Kellogg cereal
Management contract
Line level employees
17. What is most likely to happen when many travelers want to visit and stay in an area
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
Maid
Illumination levels
18. An investor makes and investment of 1000000 and acheives a $200000 profit on that investment in this example what was the investors ROI
Waste disposal costs
20%
Laundry is processed
It has been intentionally left behind
19. Which state is NOT among the 3 largest car rental location states
Costs increase
Air handlers
New york
They operate hotels for owners using the management company's trade name as the hotels brand
20. What is the term used to identify those who sell the rights to use a hotels brand name
Franchisor
BEO
AAHOA
Merchant model
21. What is a lodging industry term for hotels operating under the same brand name
Housekeeping
GDS
Chain
Routine maintenance
22. Which method would be least effective for determining guests' needs and wants
Group market
BEO
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
250
23. Which of the following best describes 'managers reception' in a limited service hotel
It is a reception that includes the services of complimentary food and/or beverages
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
24. Approximately how many hotels are in operation in the US
The american hotel and lodging association
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
Franchise
50000
25. A CVB is typically funded by what
When resolving hotel operating problems
$2.20
A hotels occupancy tax
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
26. 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
Preventive maintenance
POM
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
Do not clean this room now
27. In Which type of booking model are room rates readily viewed on-line by potential guests?
Merchant model
The american hotel and lodging association
A web site that allows a hotel's guests to post reviews of their previous stays
Costs increase
28. What name is used to describe a group of competing hotels to which an individual hotel's operating performance is compared
Presale activity
$2.25
Comp set
Incandescent bulb
29. What is a guest seeking to communicate with a DND sign placed on the outside of the door?
Licensing
They operate hotels for owners but do not use the management company's name as part of the hotels name
Do not clean this room now
Pilferage
30. 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
It has been intentionally left behind
BEO
Preventive maintenance
Air handlers
31. Which of the following would be considered a user-generated web site
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32. what type of activity describes a site tour
Deep cleaning
28
Presale activity
Banquet manager
33. With 400 guests and breakfast costs of $550 what would be a hotel's food cost per guest
$1.38
Attrition
Incandescent bulb
Ritz carlton
34. Which group is more likely to use the services of a travel agent
Older travelers
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
At the advertised ending time
35. from what language does the kitchen term 'mise en place' originate
A family on vacation
It influences the guests total perception of a hotel visit
50000
French
36. What is true about abandoned property
Independent
It has been intentionally left behind
GDS
It is increasingly viewed by guests a a sign of commitment to quality service
37. What is the lodging industry term for a hotel that is not part of a franchise group?
The person in charge of the hotel's maintenances department
The authority to make key decisions
Independent
Their price per unit declines
38. In a hotel dining room with a total revenue of $1 -150 and 85 guests served what would be the hotels check average
Upon receiving
$13.53
Chain
Illumination levels
39. In a full service hotel What is true abouth the profitability of banquet food sales compared to that of dining room sales?
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
Profits are higher with banquet sales
FTC
GDS
40. Each of the following events would require one or more guest rooms - which would be classified as a SMERF
To help keep workers safe
A stock issuing company that can own and operate its own hotels
When resolving hotel operating problems
A reunion held for veterans of the vietnam war
41. 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
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
$3.20
Franchise
50%
42. What is the lodging industry term for the formal operating agreement between a hotel's owners and a hotel management company
It has been intentionally left behind
Package
Depreciation
Management contract
43. Which group of housekeeping employees should receive blood born pathogen training
An outside vendor
Preventive maintenance
All housekeeping employees
BEO
44. What is a common job title for the individual Who has regular on-site interaction with a franchised hotel
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
Presale activity
Franchise service director
A reunion held for veterans of the vietnam war
45. When can a cross-functional team be an effective operatiional tool in a hotel
Water pumps
A web site that allows a hotel's guests to post reviews of their previous stays
When resolving hotel operating problems
The ratio of different room types in a hotel
46. Which professional recognition is typically granted by a governmental agency
Identifying guests needs and wants
It is a reception that includes the services of complimentary food and/or beverages
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
Licensing
47. Which of the following is NOT a demographic factor of a guest
AAHOA
Incandescent bulb
Personality type
It is increasingly viewed by guests a a sign of commitment to quality service
48. what type of activity describes the act of placing an ad in the yellow pages?
Marketing activity
A fixed amount paid for a guests daily travel expense
Needles left by intravenous drug users
It has been intentionally left behind
49. 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
50000
28
Preventive maintenance
$73.00
50. Which of the following is most essential to providing good service
Banquet manager
Identifying guests needs and wants
New york
POM