Front Office Management In Hospitality Lodging Operations

An Instructor's Manual is available to institutions adopting the book. Please contact: [email protected] Front Office Management in Hospitality Lodging Operations offers comprehensive coverage of topics related to front office operations, including a review of technologies currently in use, and an array of situations students and professionals re bound to find on the job. Written with the future front office manager in mind, the book allows its users to apply its content with practical case studies presented in each chapter. It is invaluable as both an instructional guide for teachers and as a resource for, lodging professionals, offering the necessary tools to stay competitive in this advancing industry. This practical, easy-to-read text uses a straightforward approach to help solidify and apply information. - Applies a hands-on approach to completing tasks and understanding concepts. - Presents its content in a clear, friendly way instead of being overly academic. - Features operational situations and cases that are discussion-worthy, thought-provoking and challenging. - Includes a chapter in career planning to assist students with finding their post-graduation positions. Students in 4-year, 2-year, and technical hospitality programs as well as industry professionals will find this book worthwhile.

This Second Edition has been updated to include a brand new chapter on yield management, plus a human resources chapter refocused to cover current trends in training, employee empowerment, and reducing turnover. In addition, you'll discover how to increase efficiency with today's hospitality technology--from electronic lock to front office equipment.

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Hotel Front Office Management uses a human resources approach to cover the unique management and operational challenges in the front offices of today's hotels and lodging facilities. This Fifth Edition continues its emphasis on applying theory and management strategies, as well as providing updated material on select-service hotel front office operation. It addresses the impact of the recession on the hotel business and discusses the impact of social media and guestroom technology on the hotel business and how the Internet is the single most important travel planning and distribution channel in hospitality. There is also new and updated information on environmental and sustainability issues, particularly as it relates to housekeeping topics.

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A textbook for students of hospitality. Explains such aspects as the nature of the lodging industry, hotel organization, front office operations and responsibilities, reservations, registration, accounting, check-out and settlement, the night audit, planning and evaluating operations, and managing revenue and human resources. No dates are noted for earlier editions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A comprehensive textbook covering all aspects of running the front desk of a modern hotel. It emphasizes the technological aspects of running a hotel desk and features illustrations, assessment questions, learning objectives, and a case study that runs through the whole book. This new edition has been revised by Huyton and Baker and there is a lecturer's guide to accompany the text.

"This ... textbook provides students with an in-depth look at management of the front office and how this department interacts with other hotel departments to create a memorable guest experience. The eighth edition been revised with new material on the potential impact of automated information technologies on a variety of front office functions. This edition also includes new information on revenue managers, how blogging and social networking affect hotels, manual backup procedures for automated system failure, identity theft prevention, payment card security standards, and green hotels. In addition, important discussions of front office operations have been expanded throughout the text, especially with respect to human resources management, business forecasting, revenue management, budget planning, and front office staff interaction with sales, housekeeping, and security personnel."--Publisher description.