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Lodging Operations 101
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
$2.20
Www.tripadvisor.com
2. What is the one reason a hotel owner might consider hiring a hotel management company
Improved overall managment of the hotel
Kellogg cereal
Deep cleaning
When resolving hotel operating problems
3. What is the purpose of an MSDS
To help keep workers safe
Include bath towels - hand towels - and washclothes
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
Merchant model
4. 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
An outside vendor
50%
$3.20
GDS
5. Which of the following is NOT a demographic factor of a guest
A la carte
Personality type
Do not clean this room now
A stock issuing company that can own and operate its own hotels
6. In a full service hotel What is true abouth the profitability of banquet food sales compared to that of dining room sales?
$2.25
Attrition
Profits are higher with banquet sales
Franchisor
7. Shat complimentary breakfast characteristics are typically established by a hotels franchise company
Improved overall managment of the hotel
2-4% gross revenue
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
It has been intentionally left behind
8. Which method would be least effective for determining guests' needs and wants
Guest preference
Housekeeping
The authority to make key decisions
Waiting for guests to approach staff with specific problems
9. Which of the following best describes 'managers reception' in a limited service hotel
An outside vendor
Empowerment
Confirm item quantity and quality
It is a reception that includes the services of complimentary food and/or beverages
10. 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
Housekeeping
50%
$13.53
Holiday inn
11. Which of the following is the formula hoteliers use to calculate RevPar
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
ADR x Occupancy Rate= RevPar
A family on vacation
Costs increase
12. What is true about an investor in a hotel
Emergency maintenance
They operate hotels for owners but do not use the management company's name as part of the hotels name
Housekeeping
The investor seeks a return on investment (ROI)
13. What is the type of dining in which each available menu item is sold for an individual price
They generally manage hotels for a fee
A la carte
It has been intentionally left behind
25 or fewer
14. 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
At the advertised ending time
Chain
Management contract
15. Maintenance that must be performed immediatley to minimize damage to a hotel is referred to as
Emergency maintenance
BEO
Group market
An outside vendor
16. In Which type of booking model are room rates readily viewed on-line by potential guests?
Merchant model
Improved overall managment of the hotel
$2.25
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
17. What is the advantage of a CFL
GDS
28
$2.20
Reduced operational costs
18. Which types of food items have labor 'built in' to their prices
Make or buy items
Maid
Management contract
Preventive maintenance
19. What is the term describing stealing of small quantities of something over a period of time
Daily
Illumination levels
Pilferage
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
20. from what language does the kitchen term 'mise en place' originate
Banquet manager
Franchise service director
Illumination levels
French
21. What term is used to describe the relationship between the amount paid for an item and the item's perceived quality
Merchant model
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
Value
Holiday inn
22. What is the most important reason for properly maintaining trash removal areas
2-4% gross revenue
The elimination of insects - rodents and scavenging animals
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
The number of hotel rooms sold the previous night
23. What is a normal par level in hotel laundry
They generally manage hotels for a fee
Presale activity
Waste disposal costs
3 times the normal usage
24. When the entire staff of a hotel consistenly fail to deliver quality service to guests - the problem is most likely that
Reduced operational costs
Value
Needles left by intravenous drug users
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
25. Managers can seek out service-minded staff by hiring those job applicants who
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
Empowerment
Attrition
French
26. What do the initials PM refer to in a hotel maintenance department
Preventive maintenance
The buying is based upon predetermined desired inventory levels
Include bath towels - hand towels - and washclothes
Franchise
27. What is a lodging industry term for hotels operating under the same brand name
Chain
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
They operate hotels for owners using the management company's trade name as the hotels brand
The authority to make key decisions
28. What is true about sanitation concerns in a limited service- hotel
They are important for all workers serving food
Air handlers
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
The host pays for the beverages cosumed by guests
29. Which group of housekeeping employees should receive blood born pathogen training
All housekeeping employees
Illumination levels
Preventive maintenance
Attrition
30. Cleaning a dryers lint trap is an example of a PM activity. how often should it be performed
Daily
The hotel's executive housekeeper in keeping with the hotel policies and procedures
Banquet manager
They are individual travelers
31. A brand specific frequent guest program is an example of a...
Flag
At the advertised ending time
Ritz carlton
Franchisors sales and marketing efforts
32. What is most likely to happen when many travelers want to visit and stay in an area
Licensing
Room rates and the number of operating hotel properties will increase
An outside vendor
To help keep workers safe
33. The best menus are those developed based upon
Guest preference
Banquet manager
The american hotel and lodging association
$73.00
34. Who is responsible for making the distinction between mislaid - lost and abandoned property
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35. what type of activity describes the act of placing an ad in the yellow pages?
It has been intentionally left behind
When guests bring in their own bottles of alcohol for consumption at a hotel function
Marketing activity
A web site that allows a hotel's guests to post reviews of their previous stays
36. What is true about a marketing plan
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37. For food service buyers when does the ownership exchange of products the have purchased actually take place
$2.20
Laundry is processed
Upon receiving
The specific brands of products served and serving hours
38. Which of the following is a demand generator
28
Eggs and breakfast meat items
BEO
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
39. Which association is a collection of state-level hotel associations working together to meet the educational - social - and legislative needs of its members
The american hotel and lodging association
Banquet manager
Be an effective way to measure progress toward established service standards
The buying is based upon predetermined desired inventory levels
40. Which is an example of a consumer-generated content web site?
Illumination levels
Www.tripadvisor.com
$1.38
They are not being supervised with a service emphasis
41. What does STAR report evaluate
Daily
A hotels sales and marketing teams results in relation to those of other hotels
FTC
Guest preference
42. In a hotel dining room with a total revenue of $1 -150 and 85 guests served what would be the hotels check average
Effectively answer open-ended questions about hypothetical service situations
$13.53
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
Emergency maintenance
43. What lodging industry term is used to identify a hotel's meeting rooms - conference areas and ballroom space
Function rooms
Guest preference
A hotels occupancy tax
Presale activity
44. With 400 guests and breakfast costs of $550 what would be a hotel's food cost per guest
28
Do not clean this room now
The ratio of different room types in a hotel
$1.38
45. How can guest service best be integrated with employee reward systems
Emergency maintenance
28
At the advertised ending time
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
46. In a hotel guest room - Which is a potential source of HIV
Needles left by intravenous drug users
Preventive maintenance
A college graduation weekend occurring near a hotel
Preventive maintenance
47. When can a cross-functional team be an effective operatiional tool in a hotel
Confirm item quantity and quality
Reduced operational costs
Housekeeping
When resolving hotel operating problems
48. Which group would be classified as 'leisure travelers'
By associating performance in providing guest service with employee compensation
It is designed to meet the hotel's sales goal
Routine maintenance
A family on vacation
49. What is true about an accrual accounting system
Night auditor
It matches expenses incurred with revenues generated
$73.00
It is increasingly viewed by guests a a sign of commitment to quality service
50. What is the greatest difference between full service and limited service hotels
Maid
A la carte
The food and beverage services offered by the hotel
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