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Friday, July 30, 2010

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.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

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.