Hotel Operations Management

A comprehensive and wide-ranging introduction to operational hotel management, this textbook brings together business administration, management and entrepreneurship into a complete overview of the discipline. Essential reading for students of hospitality management, the book also benefits from online support materials.

Prepare future hotel general managers to efficiently supervise and run a midsize full-service hotel. Hotel Operations Management provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all aspects of hotel administration from the viewpoint of the hotel general manager. Detailed information addresses the operating departments of a full-service hotel: Human Resources; Controller; The Front Office; Housekeeping; Food and Beverage; Safety and Property Security; Sales and Marketing; Accounting; and Facility Engineering and Maintenance. In-depth discussions highlight the importance of human resources in the labor-intensive hotel industry, franchising and contract management of properties in an ever-decreasing "Mom and Pop" segment, and hotel management in a global environment. Updated throughout to ensure that readers have the latest information, the Third Edition also includes new case studies, an entirely new chapter on guest services, and new end-of-chapter questions. This accurate book will give prospective hotel managers insight into all of the procedures effective managers use to ensure their hotel¿'s--and their own--success.

Hotel Operations Management, second edition, describes in great detail exactly what a general manager of a full-service hotel must know to be successful. Completely revised and expanded, its up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of all areas of hotel operations make it an essential addition to the professional library of the serious hospitality student.

The Management of Hotel Operations identifies and explores the fundamental issues facing the manager - such as profitability, productivity and quality - and examines alternative strategies for achieving successful performance. The authors have drawn both on current industry practice and on recent research and theoretical studies to demonstrate how hotel management can be made more effective. Throughout the text, a hotel is broadly defined to enable comparisons between independent hotels, chain hotels, hostel accommodation and hospitals.

In this updated edition, Rutherford reexamines the fundamentals of hotel management in light of the latest trends. The introductory and connective essays have been expanded and updated, and completely new sections have been added on the vital topics of today.

From restaurants to resorts, the hospitality industry demands strong operations management to delight guests, develop employees, and deliver financial returns. This introductory textbook provides students with fundamental techniques and tools to analyse and improve operational capabilities of any hospitality organization.

This Fourth Edition helps readers develop the wide-ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in today’s burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry. This comprehensive volume encourages critical thinking by providing different points of view through contributions from sixty leading industry professionals and academics. Within a coherent theoretical structure, this updated edition enables readers to formulate their own ideas and solutions.

This newly updated edition is a compilation of readings, divided into nine sections, each examining a specific hotel department or activity. Each topic is examined through a variety of viewpoints on the duties, responsibilities, problems, and opportunities encountered there. Multidimensional case studies, taking a practical approach, challenge readers to identify the central issues involved in complex management problems, understand the structure and resources of the department in question, and find solutions that may help in managing other hotel resources and departments.