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Learning Outline the duties and responsibilities of key executives and department
Objective 1 heads
General Manager Lead the people who serve in all roles within the property.
Rooms Division Lead people in the Rooms Division to ensure consistency of room
Director preparation within prescribed time and cost constraints.
Food and Beverage Lead people in the Food and Beverage Division to maximize the
Division Director performance of the group (growing revenue, controlling costs, ensuring
quality of product and service).
Marketing and Sales Lead people in the Sales Division to gain commitments of future guests
Director and events.
Human Resources Lead people in the HR Division to provide employee recruiting, hiring,
Director training, assessment, development, and recognition.
Accounting and Lead people who account for the transactions affecting the property.
Controller This includes revenue (from guests) and our expenses (to our suppliers
and vendors).
Chief Engineer or Lead people who ensure the safe, efficient, and proper operation the
Facilities Manager facility, property, and all affiliated systems.
Then, within the Rooms Division, we would expect to see a further division of responsibility.
Notice the work of these folks is inter-related. They support each other. Yet, we divide the work
for efficiency. We must then make sure no conflicts occur as we seek to achieve the same goal:
GUEST SATISFACTION.
The Guest Cycle
Learning Draw an organizational chart of the rooms division of a hotel and identify
Objective 2 executive committee members
Position Responsibilities
Front Desk Handle check-ins and check-outs
Address quest inquiries
Sell Rooms (including upsells or upgrades)
Maintaining Balanced Guest Accounts (properly accounting for all
relevant charges from a variety of revenue centers (Restaurant, Bar,
Spa, etc.)
Providing and Directing the delivery of Guest Services
Learning Calculate occupancy rates (percentages), average daily rates, and actual
Objective 5 percentage of potential rooms revenue
We must recognize that forecasts are more likely when the item we’re forecasting will happen
SOONER rather than LATER.
Group hotel bookings tend to be done more in advance than individual bookings. This is so
the groups can communicate this commitment to group members who can then make
commitments.
Room Occupancy Percentage Average Daily Rate Revenue Per Available Room
(ROP) (ADR) (REV PAR)
Reservations allow us to best plan the use of our resources as we best-know the number of
guests for a period of time.
Reservations is often the first-source contact and can set the tone of expectations for our
guests.
Reservation Types
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