Lodging Exam 2

What would be the most likely action of a general manager site tested in employing a participative management style?

asking for emoloyee impit in decision making

informal work groups most often develop because?

workers want to satisfy personal needs common to one another

who is the person best qualified to make final decisions regarding the selection of new employees?

the manager of the department in which the employee will work

which of the following leadership styles is the least likely to result in employees becoming dedicated team players?
autocratic
democratic
laisseez-faire
bureaucratic

autocratic

what is the purpose of helping employees plan a career ladder?

To encourage employees to consider a long-term career in the hospitality industry

what is true about bona dude occupational qualifications (BOQs)

they may be used to prevent minors from serving alcohol

what is the industry term for activity designed to attract qualified applicants for hotels vacant management and non-management positions

recruitment

what is another industry term commonly used to identify entry-level workers?

hourly worker

what is the injury term used to describe a carefully planned series of corrective action each increasing in severity and designed to encourage employees to follow establish work rules?

progressive discipline

which of the following leadership styles is likely the best one to use an emergency situation such as fire bomb threat
autocratic
democratic
laissez-faire
bureaucratic

autocratic

True/False: The kids for all seasons program is offered complementary to returning gas only

false

why are the four seasons residence so important to the brand?

The money from the sales of these units Fonza hotels development

True/False: Fourseason serves more business travelers and leisure

True

True/False: Abu Dhabi is not a option for development for Four Seasons

False

four season is the first luxury brand to offer which of the following directly on its website:
user generated reviews
user facebook posts
user instagram posts
user twitter posts

user generated reviews

True/False: The ability to transform and maximize peoples time is such an intergal part of four season strategy

True

what does Isadora Sharp credit with helping him become the man and the leader he is today

The immigrant work ethic and helpful atmosphere going up in a Jewish ghetto

approximately how many four seasons new project are considered mixed use

3/4

True/False: The aftermath of November 2016 election led to a healthy level of stability for the buying market of four seasons

true

what year did four seasons create a Facebook account

2009

Who's job is it to back up the electronica data maintained by the hotels front office

the night auditor

In the lodging industry, what do the letters CRS stand for?

Central Reservation System

in most cases group room rates are for a specific time period will be

higher then transient rates

I guess we're just two rooms for 10 nights. What is the number of room nights reserved by the guest

20

what is the purpose of a folio

to record guests purchases and payments during your stay

Which tourism related industry first developed the concept of your yield management

airline industry

which of the following would a hotel likely not link to its website:
area attractions
competing hotels in the area
educational institutions in the arts
locally operated nonprofit organizations

competing hotels in the area

In a hotel when does one day and the next day begin

when the night auditor begins the night audit

what is the name of the system within a hotel that processes incoming internal and outgoing telephone calls

PBX system

what is the name of the rate at which a room is sold window no discounts offered to the rooms buyers

rack rate

Each of the following events would require one or more guest rooms. which would be classified as SMURF business:
a family of five traveling on vacation
a reunion held for veterans of the Vietnam war
a sales meeting held to introduce customers to a new com

a reunion held for veterans of the Vietnam war

what is the purpose of a cold calling

to qualify prospects

What does a STAR report evaluate

a hotels sales and marketing teams results in relation to those of other hotels

how is a sales and marketing team best evaluated by a hotels general manager

by improvement in objective evaluation measurements

what type of activity describe the act of placing an ad in the yellow pages of a telephone book

marketing activity

a brand-specific frequent guest program is an example of a:

franchisers sales and marketing effort

what is true about transient travelers

they are individual travelers

what name is used to describe a group of competing hotels to which an individual hotels operating performance is compared

comp set

what type of activity describes a site tour

presale activity

what is true about a marketing plan

it is designed to meet the hotels sales goals

who creates a comp set

a hotels management

What is a comp set?

The 4 or 5 hotels that are your closest competitors in your area.

what does STAR stand for in the STAR report

smith travel accommodation report

An Index score of 105 on the STAR report means:

You are better than the others

when is a comp set created

before you open

What is the purpose of an MSDS

to help keep workers safe

who so responsible for making the distinction between mislaid, lost, and abandoned property

a hotels executive housekeeper in keeping with hotel policies and procedures

Which group of housekeeping employees should receive blood-borne pathogen training?

All housekeeping employees

In a 150-room hotel with housekeeping labor costs of $8000 and 2500 rooms sold in a month, what would be the hotels housekeeping labor costs per occupied room for this month

$3.20

what is true about mislaid property

It has been unintentionally left behind.

A room attendant cleans 15 rooms in a shift consisting of 7 hours of work and 1 hour total of break time. What was this room attendant's cleaning time in minutes per room?

28

what is a normal par level in hotel laundry

3 times normal usage

what represents the correct order of procedures used in cleaning linens and terry products

sorting, washing, drying

in a hotel with linen cloth of $2486 in the month of january and rooms sold of $1130 what was the hotels linen cost per occupied room

$2.20

terry" refers to guest room amenities that:

include bath towels, hand towels, and washclothes