Authors: David K. Hayes
ISBN-13: 9780131711495, ISBN-10: 0131711490
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: January 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition
David K. Hayes, Ph.D. is Managing Owner of the Clarion Lansing Hotel and Conference Center.
Jack D. Ninemeier, Ph.D. is a Professor of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University.
Describing in great depth and detail all areas of hotel administration, this accurate book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of the responsibilities of a hotel general manager. It shares with readers the procedures effective managers use to ensure their hotel¿s–and their own–ultimate success. KEY TOPICS This unique approach addresses all of 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, Facility Engineering and Maintenance–from the viewpoint of the General Manager. It also explores franchise agreements and management contracts, purchasing a hotel, and career opportunities.
For current and future hotel general managers, and hotel department heads–i.e., executive housekeepers, directors of sales, controllers, and front office managers.
1 | The hotel industry : overview and professional career opportunities | 1 |
2 | The hotel general manager | 37 |
3 | Management, supervision, and service skills for the GM | 60 |
4 | Human resources | 92 |
5 | Accounting | 124 |
6 | Revenue management | 164 |
7 | Sales and marketing | 221 |
8 | The front office | 262 |
9 | Housekeeping | 311 |
10 | Food and beverage | 342 |
11 | Facility engineering and maintenance | 382 |
12 | Safety and property security | 413 |
13 | Franchise agreements and management contracts | 446 |
14 | Purchasing a hotel | 481 |
15 | Managing in the global hotel industry | 510 |