Disadvantages of Hotel management

DISADVANTAGES

Guest
1. If there is a power failure while making a reservation, all the information has to be given again
2. If there is a power cut while there is a check-in or check-out, the guest need to wait for full server start up, hich make him angry.

Staff
1. If one staff mistypes the information than the guest might get angry
2. If there is a power failure, while making a reservation than the staff must redo the whole reservation.
3. When night auditing is being done all other user's must be logged off
4. If there is a virus attack the stored information can be corrupt and the wrong information may be given to the guest which might make him angry .

Hotel

1. All the staff needs to be trained on the software
2. The software needs to be renewed each year
3. High risk of virus attack as the systems are connected to the internet most of the time
4. If there is a virus attack the stored information might get corrupt
5. If there is a power failure, the hotel runs a high risk of loosing all the stored information
6. If night auditing is missed one day there might be a distruction the next day.
7. Most cities / countries do not have local support. Support is possible via online only and sometimes it takes time.

Advantage of Hotel management

The advantage of working at hospitality industry are you will be knowing the different culture,people and their values.


Hotel industry runs on the essentials of proper management at its every stage. For everything to function in the right order a record needs to be maintained in an organized manner. As the hotel business expands, the task of data organization and maintenance becomes even more cumbersome. This is where Hotel Management System comes to rescue. They are computer software that takes control of the data corresponding to the various functioning aspects of a hotel.

The software is an integration of various modules, which cater to the different aspects of hotel management. For example hotel staff management, hotel reservation and hotel accounting are taken care of by the various modules in a single software entity. Many software companies have put together more areas of hotel management into their software. Hence, the software is referred to as Property Management Software(PMS) since many other features are clubbed within the basic hotel management chores.

There are numerous advantages of the hotel property management system. Some of the benefits that hoteliers reap from the management system are:

The complexity involved with managing of data is reduced considerably. All the logs and records can be easily stored in a digital form without any hassles and otherwise necessary paperwork.

All the operations like booking & reservations, check-ins, checkouts etc. are available on screen and can be carried out through a few clicks of mouse. Therefore, the overall efficiency of the hotel staff and the management system is increased.

Clients can book the rooms and other services through hotel website directly. This leaves no room for any third party involvement.

Many other tasks such as database for back office, scheduling of hotel events, staff management, hotel tasks and jobs, hotel services can be controlled and monitored by a single system.

Cruise

Cruise is also another way of giving and receving hospitality service.A Cruise are place for the people living on a ship or a boat and travelling for extended period of time. cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passanger ship used for pleasure voyages,where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are part of experience as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return Passanger to the originally port.crusing has become a major part of the tourism industry world largest cruise liner is Royal carribean International's oasis of the seas.
Cruise ship are organized much like floating hotel,with a complete hospitality staff.Comparing to hotels cruse ship have more crew and staff than passanger. other on board facilities provided on cruises are casino,shops library,fitness centre etc

Motel

A motel is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, a portmanteau of motor and hotel or motorists' hotel, referred initially to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and, in some circumstances, a common area; or a series of small cabins with common parking. As the United States highway system began to develop in the 1920s, long distance road journeys became more common and the need for inexpensive, easily accessible overnight accommodation sited close to the main routes, led to the growth of the motel concept.
Motels / hotels with low rates sometimes serve as housing for people who are not able to afford an apartment or have recently lost their home and need somewhere to stay until further arrangements are made. Motels catering to long-term stays often have kitchenettes. Basically motels are built for the travellers and comparing to other hotels it provide less facilities.

Unusual hotel

Hotel can be considered destinations in themselves, by dint of unusual features of the lodging or its immediate environment:

Ice hotel
An ice hotel is a temporary hotel made up of snow, sculpted blocks of ice, and some steel framing. They are promoted by their sponsors and have special features for travelers who are interested in novelties and unusual environments, and thus are in the class of destination hotels. Their lobbies are often filled with ice sculptures, and food and beverages are specially chosen for the circumstances.

All of the ice hotels are reconstructed every year, and are dependent upon constant sub-freezing temperatures during construction and operation. The walls, fixtures, and fittings are made entirely of ice, and are held together using a substance known as snice, which takes the place of mortar in a traditional brick-built hotel.

There are another various unusual hotels providing different means of hospitality facilities:

• Cave hotel
• Bunker hotel
• Tree house hotel etc.
  

Hotel

The word hotel is derived from the french word h^otel(coming from h^ote meaning host).A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short term basis accomodation consist only of a room with bed , a cupboard, a small table and a wash stand and largely been replaced by room with modern facilities air condition or climate control, additional common features found in hotel rooms are telephone , Alarm clock, television,internet snack food and minibar supplying drinks.
Large hotel may provide Additional guest facilities such as conference and social functional service, swimming pools or childcare, restaurant.Hotel are also classified by the service full service or small limited service hotel.

Hotel manager

A hotel manager or hotelier is a person who holds a management occupation within a hotel, motel, or resort establishment. Management titles and duties vary by company. In some hotels the title hotel manager or hotelier may solely be referred to the General Manager of the hotel. Small hotels may have a small management team consisting of only two or three managers while larger hotels may often have a large management team consisting of various departments and divisions.The number one job a hotel manager has is to keep their establishments operating efficiently and profitably. In a small hotel, the manager may overlook all aspects of managing the hotel. In many hotels, the general manager also is the resident manager.

Daily operations include housekeeping, coordinating reservations & room assignments, convention services, restaurant services, laundry services etc.or big hotels, the manager does:
1) administrative function, like managing personnel - - scheduling their assignments for the day, disciplining them, etc.
2) supervises the specialty staff, like the event coordinators, the kitchen staff, the garden employees, room cleaners, porters, etc.
3) meets VIP guests, welcome them and sometimes, accompany them to their suites.

For small hotels, the manager, aside from all those above, also:
1) has planning functions, like budgeting for next year's activities, procurement of capital goods/equipment. Practically, he substitutes for the owners in making decisions, delegated to him by the owner.

Hotel classification

Hotels are classified according to the services:

Commercial Hotels cater mainly to business clients and usually offers room service, coffee-shop, dining room, cocktail lounge, laundry and valet service as well as access to computers and fax services.

Airport Hotels are located near airports and are a conveniently located to provide any level of service from just a clean room, to room service, they provide bus or limousine service to the air lines.

Conference Centers are designed to specifically provide meeting space for groups, they provide all services and equipment necessary to handle conventions.

Economy Hotels provide a limited service, are known for clean rooms at low prices meeting just the basic needs of travelers.

Suite or All-Suite Hotels are hotels which offer spacious layout and design. Business people like the setting, which provides space to work and entertain separate from the bedroom.

Residential Hotels seam to be in the decline. They used to be very popular. The typical residential hotel offers long term accommodations.

Hospitality industry career

Career in the hospitality field one way or the other do require an understanding of direct contact with guest.Hospitality is an true international field of work . Theres various department were you can start your career with are:

1)Front desk department

2)Kitchen department

3)Room service

4)Food and beverage department

5)Bell boy

6)Security

7)Fitness department

8)Housekeeping department

9)Marketing etc.

Hotel management

Hotel management are bundled together and known as the hospitality industry. Hospitality comes from the French word "hospice," meaning to take care of those traveling and provide for the weary. The history of this industry is long as hospitality providers have been around at least as early as 40 B.C. Hospitality has changed dramatically through the years in response to influences such as wars, economic fluctuations and social changes.

It is the study of managing the hotel.As hotels have various department which is needed to managed properly.In order to meet the hotels standard management is most needed.In order to run the hotel soomthly mangement shoul be able to comfort both guest and staffs of the hotel.

Poor management will lead the hotel to doom.Nowadays theres increasing number of management college.Every success rate of hotel depends on the management.