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Principles Of Hospitality

Subject : hospitality
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1. Most are 1-2 nights in duration - combining business and pleasure






2. Are guests encounters; Any time a staff member has the opportunity to make the guest happy; Every hospitality organization has thousands of these every day; Service provider and customer must work together in order for the service to be successful; T






3. Stopover - draw people from nearby areas or induce people to stop on the way by - Sports centers - zoos & aquariums - museums






4. Touring - have a wide market & draw travelers from great distances - Grand Canyon - Disney World - Las Vegas






5. The collection of productive businesses and government organizations that serve the traveler away from home.






6. Not a restaurant - a delivery method features American comfort foods - chicken - turkey & ham prepared like consumer would make at home - home style cooking. Pizza - Boston Market






7. Visit family and friends






8. The person who applies to productive work ideas - concepts - and information






9. Identifies groups of customers and prospects who share sufficient characteristics in common that a product and service can be designed and brought to market for their needs.






10. The institution (bank - university - etc.) along with its managers and policy makers






11. Kept at front desk is made up of bills owed by guests in the house.






12. A product new to that establishment's menu. Wendy's adding baked potato as an entree.






13. Total dollar sales / Number of guests served during the period






14. The study of objectively measurable characteristics of our population - such as age and income






15. Property Management System - Computer programs that provide more efficiently the information needed to personnel who need to know. Integrates all systems - reservations - front desk - housekeeping - food & beverage - & accounting






16. Participation rate






17. Dollar sales / Number of rooms sold $18000 / 300 = $60 ADR






18. 48% - 50%






19. Number of guests






20. Serving our biological needs






21. Allow customers to call a central - toll-free number and make a reservation with any property in the system






22. Prosumption; Customer involvement with the production of service.






23. More you buy the cheaper it is - Purchasing economies






24. People's different patterns of activities - interests and opinions.






25. Product - The guest experience - the food plus the server Price - Value pricing - prices in line with customer expectations Place - Location - multiply the number of places in which their product can be offered Promotion - Advertising - conducted th


26. Server suggesting something for meal - e.g. 'X wine goes well with Y dish'






27. Must keep in mind 3 objectives: 1 - making the guest welcome personally 2 - making things work fro the guests 3 - making sure that the operation will continue to provide service and meet budget






28. Databases that identify guests' occupancy patterns - lengths of stay - demographic information - types of business - and individual customer profiles






29. Business format franchising is the type of franchise in hospitality. Includes use of the product (& service) along with access to & use of - all other systems & standards associated with the business.






30. Involves varying room rates according to the demand for rooms in any given time period. Based on combining a history of room demand with current forecast for demand. Get the best combination of occupancy & ADR. No need to sell rooms at a discount if






31. Ties the food or meal with health status or disease prevention - usually relates to & mentions a specific disease.






32. Computer programs used throughout a hotel to keep track of guest registration - reservations - guest folio management - room selections - accounting - supply inventory - and purchasing






33. The product (service) can be touched or felt






34. Sales - catering - purchasing - inventory - time - attendance - labor scheduling






35. Charges made by guests after checked out & charges by other persons not hotel guests






36. Market segment for lodging business that originates from five primary sources: Social - Military - Educational - Religious & Fraternal






37. Guest room rental






38. Serving our social needs






39. 1. Increase sales 2. Reduce costs






40. Provide guest service and information. Knows the right restaurant - best shows - and can get reservations or tickets






41. 1. Electronic-mechanical - range from vending machines to such services as automated check in/out 2. Indirect personal - include telephone or email contacts such as hotel reservations - reservation desk at a restaurant - a room-service taker - housek






42. Made up of both money and knowledge to be gained from any job






43. A product that has not been served before commercially - Egg McMuffin & Chicken McNuggets






44. One person taking a trip 100 miles or more from home






45. Quick Service Restaurants - simplification & standardized purchasing - production & service - convenient - McDonald's






46. Technological methods of efficient property maintenance and management






47. Includes hotels & restaurants as well as many other types of institutions that offer shelter and/or food (& entertainment - etc.) to people away from home.






48. The reception & entertainment of guests - visitors - or strangers with liberality and goodwill. Institutions that offer shelter - food - or both to people away from home. Hotels - restaurants - casinos - attractions - etc.






49. 1. Increase customer base by advertising & promotions 2. Increase sales to current customers by menu redesign - bundling & suggestive selling.






50. What you find upstairs in a hotel - guest rooms - give up extra services for a lower price