THE BENEFITS OF HOTEL GOING GREEN Ong Siang Chong Temasek Polytechnic Abstract This study seeks to find out the some of the benefits of hotels going green. Global warming is an uprising worldwide issue that can cause immeasurable destruction to mankind and the Earth. Environmentalists are encouraging corporations and companies to go green and this does not exclude the hotel industry. There is a rising trend of hotels going environmental friendly through the use of several green technologies
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THE HOTEL AND RESORT INDUSTRY HOTEL - “A building‚ edifice‚ or premises or a completely independent part thereof‚ which is used for the regular reception‚ accommodation‚ or lodging of travelers and tourists and the provision of services incidental thereof for a fee” (Department of Tourism) CLASSIFICATION OF HOTELS (by size‚ location‚ rate) Airport Hotels • Named for its proximity to major travel centers like the airport • Business travelers who prefer
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JANUARY 2011 HVS HOTEL DEVELOPMENT COST SURVEY 2010 Elaine Sahlins Senior Vice President‚ HVS San Francisco Consulting & Valuation HVS Consulting & Valuation | 100 Bush Street‚ Ste 750‚ San Francisco‚ CA 94104‚ USA HVS Hotel Development Cost Survey 2010 Elaine Sahlins – January 2011 HVS has tracked hotel construction costs throughout the United States since 1976. The survey considers data for six lodging types: Economy/Budget Hotels‚ Midscale Hotels w/o F&B (without Food and Beverage)
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The main sources of revenue in a hotel are through sales in rooms‚ restaurants and bars. Identify and evaluate other possible sources of revenue. ‘One of the fundamental business concepts is that a company is in business to make money’ (Hales‚ 15:2005). Revenue is the monetary amount that customers pay to receive a product or service and is the first aspect considered when conducting financial analysis as it starts the cash flow process of a company (Hales and Van Hoof‚ 2010). Moyer et al (1995)
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people worldwide and owns and manages about thirty hotels and five luxury cruisers as of 2012. The company was incorporated in the year 1949 by Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi to run "Oberoi Group of hotels". The group of companies‚ affiliated through common ownership interest‚ has to offer first class luxury hotels‚ airline catering‚ airport bars and restaurants‚ corporate air charters‚ travel consultancy‚ limousine services and project management. With hotels being spread out in Mumbai‚ Delhi‚ Calcutta‚ Chennai
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COMMUNITY BASED LIVELIHOODS RECOVERY PROGRAM (CBLRP) FOR EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED AREAS OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND NWFP CBLRP-UNIDO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY PROFILE FOR 3 STAR HOTEL IN NWFP SEPTEMBER 2007 SUBMITTED TO AYESHA KHAN CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR Community Based Livelihood Recovery Program (CBLRP) United National industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) BY Sardar Shahid Farid Chartered Accountant Disclaimer All material included in this document is based on data/information
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Intercontinental Hotels Group Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)‚ formerly Bass PLC‚ was founded in 1777 by William Bass‚ when he established a brewery in the English town of Burton-on-Trent. The year 1876 was a landmark year for Bass‚ when it was recognized as the largest brewery in England. Even more notably‚ it was also this year that Bass’s red triangle trademark became the first trademark to be registered in England. During the 1960s‚ Bass made two strategic and significant mergers. In
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Chapter 1 The Problem and it’s Background I - Introduction A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation‚ in time past‚ consisting only of a room with a bed‚ a cup board‚ a small table and washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities‚ including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. The cost and quality of hotels are usually indicative of the range and type of service available. Due
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Movies have always played an alternative to books. At times similar story lines are evident as one watches an excess of movies in a particular genre. The similarity is obvious in "Sweet Home Alabama" and "The Notebook" since in both there is a seven year absence period for the couples‚ their choices in the types of lives they want to live are uncanny in appearance and the two girl ’s reasoning towards the end of the movie are the same. The differences are plenty and they include the genre of the
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Resource Allocation in Hotels –Alternative Distribution Options The number of reservations flowing to hotels through the electronic and switchboard distribution channels – the Internet and reservation call centers – is growing steadily. Once a minor contributor of bookings‚ they are now primary business sources and grow more important with every passing month. This productivity growth has heightened emphasis throughout the hotel industry on using the electronic and switchboard distribution channels
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