CHAPTER 1: Flashcards

1
Q

Latin word of hotel

A

hoste or oste

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2
Q

Person or thing that provides something for a guest like lodging or food

A

Host

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3
Q

Hostel derived from host meaning _____.

A

Inexpensive inn

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4
Q

Relationship between ownership and management

A

Lodging management associations

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5
Q

Hotel run by owner and its family

A

Owner operated

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6
Q

Run by owner and hired non family personnel

A

Owner managed

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7
Q

Not chain affiliated, responsible to the owner for hotels performance

A

Independent

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8
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Owner has no role in management or day to day operation

A

Independent

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9
Q

Independently owned hotels that the philippines themselves with a chain

A

Franchised

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10
Q

Pays a franchise fee to the chain

A

Franchisee

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11
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Paid in exchange for the rights to use the need

A

Franchiser

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12
Q

Provides consumer with an avenue to locate a hotel of choice in certain location

A

Centralized reservation system (CRS)

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13
Q

Agreement between investors or owners of a project, management company hired for coordinating and overseeing a contract

A

Management contract

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14
Q

Greater quality control

A

Management contract

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15
Q

Less quality control

A

Franchising

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16
Q

Result of a product or service a hotel makes available to the guest for a price

A

Revenue sources

17
Q

Main product of any hotel

A

Sleeping room

18
Q

The price of each room

A

Room rate

19
Q

Measurement of how many rooms sold vs. how many rooms available to sell

A

Occupancy

20
Q

Meeting meal, dance, exposition or any gathering of more than 1 person

A

Group function

21
Q

Selling the price for a specified period

A

Room rental

22
Q

Providing fnb service in this room

A

Banquet or catering service

23
Q

Comparing the sales revenue vs. the cost incurred providing service or product

A

Profit margin

24
Q

What it cost the hotel to keep room in relation to what that room is solved for the average guest

A

Room cost analysis

25
Q

Cost of a particular food item in relation to the price sold

A

Food cost

26
Q

Guess who are staying at hotel and will for convenience the lack of other option utilize the outlets in the hotel

A

Captive audience

27
Q

Sleeping rooms at hotel are considered perishable

A

Opportunity cost

28
Q

Catering business acquired by a hotel that has all the attendance staying at the hotel itself

A

Group catering contribution

29
Q

Provides clear cut directions and detail instructions needed to perform a specific task operation consistently

A

Standard operating procedure (SOP)