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Principles Of Hospitality

Subject : hospitality
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1. Consumers are concerned about their health & about pleasing themselves. Sometimes they act on their concerns & sometimes on their need for pleasure. Sometimes they watch what they eat at home - but are less careful when dining out.






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






3. May not require any skills - dishwasher - busser - etc. - but knowledge can be learned from these jobs.






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






5. The attributes (of service) that the customer cannot grasp with any of the five senses.






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






7. 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






8. Provide electronic connections between hotels and other travel-related companies






9. Participation rate






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






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






12. 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






13. Guest room rental






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






15. Rooms Sold / Total Rooms Available 300 / 500 = 60%






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






17. Number of guests






18. 4 pounds per person per day






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






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






21. 48% - 50%






22. 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

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23. Serving our biological needs






24. 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.






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






26. The quality of the food the guest is served - food safety - sanitation - food cost control






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






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






29. Business format franchising






30. Reduced - free - low - healthy - light - lean - symbols - heart - apple






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Technological methods of efficient property maintenance and management






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






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






38. Serving our social needs






39. 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






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






41. The individual diner - patient - student - or resident.






42. All actions & reactions that customers perceive they have purchased. Is performed for the guest by people or by systems such as remote check in/out. Performance of the organization and its staff.






43. Most are 1-2 nights in duration - combining business and pleasure






44. Average dollar amount of check - average sale per guest






45. Educating consumers & acting as advocates - influence social change in an effort to protect rights of consumer. A modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless - inferior - or dangerous products - misleading advertising - unfair






46. Visit family and friends






47. Theme restaurants in which the diner's experience is centered in the entertainment provided by the restaurant's stage-set-like decor - Hard Rock Cafe - Dave & Buster's. Combine food with various kinds of entertainment - relatively new on scene.






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






49. 1. Increase sales 2. Reduce costs






50. Owner of a franchise & possibly land - building - furniture & fixtures or a lease on them. Responsible for hiring employees - supervising daily operations & generally representing themselves in the community as independent businesspeople.