specifically the Housekeeping and Front Office departments. As these two departments are one of the key functions in any hotel‚ because the first contact or impression the guest would experience would be from the moment they enter the hotel. The next unforgettable experience would be the room they would be staying at; it could make or break the guests’ impression of the hotel. Basically‚ if the Housekeeping did not do a good job in cleaning the room or if the Front Office ‘accidently’ assigned a ‘dirty’
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FRONT OFFICE OPERATION Front office is a business term that refers to a company’s departments that come in contact with clients‚ including the marketing‚ sales‚ and service departments. In the hotel industry‚ the front office welcomes guests to the accommodation section: meeting and greeting them‚ taking and organizing reservations‚ allocating check in and out of rooms‚ organizing porter service‚ issuing keys and other security arrangements‚ passing on messages to customers and settling the
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Front Office Operations DHM 122 The Official Guide Boston Business School 520 North Bridge Road #03-01 Wisma Alsagoff Singapore 188742 www.bostonbiz.edu.sg All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publisher. This guide may not be lent‚ resold‚ hired out or otherwise disposed of by way
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FRONT OFFICE ▪ Explain the key features of Property Management Systems. ▪ Describe common accommodation venue structures. ▪ Identify guests and target markets. ▪ Understand the cycle of service. What is Front Office? It is the face of the hotel. It also the heart of the venue‚ if not physically‚ then certainly operationally. Property Management Systems - A system of keeping track of and controlling financial and non financial
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MANAGE FRONT OFFICE/GUEST SERVICE OPERATIONS 1) Identify at least FOUR areas requiring Standard Operation Procedures. a. Specific Operations : i. Process check-in‚ reservation‚ post charges‚ process check-outs b. Staff conduct and Appearance: i. Procedure for handling misconduct and/or inappropriate appearance c. Safety and Security: i. Fire safety procedures‚ procedures for issuing room keys and handling emergencies d. Service Standards: i. Answering phone calls‚ speed‚ accuracy‚ completeness
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accomodations. Skipper - A guest who leaves with no intention of paying for the room. Scanty Baggage - A guest who checks in to the hotel with very less or no luggage. Walk -in - A guest who arrives at a hotel without a reservation. Walking - Turning away a guest who has a reservation because of a lack of room availability. Due outs - Guests expected to check out on a given day who have not yet done so. Credit limit / house limit - A limit assigned by the hotel to guest or company accounts. Upselling -
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1.0 Front office department 1.1 Organisational chart [pic] 1.2 Duties of front office staff 1.2.1 Front office manager It is the basic function of the front office manager to directly supervise the front desk ‚ uniformed service the front desk ‚ uniformed services‚ PBX (private branch exchange ) and reservation departments on daily basis and to monitor guest services : (Deveau L.T. et.al‚1996).The person who responsible of all the function of the front office. Basically
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The Role of The Front Office A security program is most effective when all employees participate in the hotel’s security efforts. Front office staff play a paticularly important role. Front desk agent‚ door attendants‚ bellpersons‚ and parking attendantshave the oppurtunity to observe all persons entering or departing the premises. Suspicious activities or circumstances involving a guest or visitor should be reported to the hotel’s security department or a designated staff member. Several procedures
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Front office and guest safety and security Security Issues ---------------------- Security encompasses areas such as security of the property itself‚ company assets‚ employees’ and customers’ personal belongings and valuables‚ life security‚ personal security etc. In all workplaces management stipulates that it is not responsible for valuables and employees personal belongings (their handbags‚ items kept in the personal lockers‚ etc.). Yet management must take all possible measures to
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On Guest Arrival Greeting: Guest the guests on his/her first arrived. It has been told that “First Impression is the host impression”. So it very important to know How to greet the hotel guest politely when he/she enters in hotel premises. You must use “Formal and as language Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening etc. Informal: what is up‚ long time no tee‚ yeah. Guiding to Front Desk/Reception Counter: Bellboy comes into the scenario. His prime function‚ after greeting is to escort the
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