Topic Area |
Learning Outcome |
Smooth Check In Procedure |
• Registers, registration cards
• Booking out/walking a guest
• Chance arrivals. • Keycards and keys, both mechanical and electronic
• Room status records and room allocation
• Bedroom book, room status boards, computers
• Group check in
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Security and Safety Responsibilities |
• Security aspects of the hotel • Health and safety aspects of the hotel • Customer care • Roles and responsibilities of a receptionist
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Communications |
• Spoken communication • Non-verbal communication • Written communication • Telecommunications • Facsimiles (fax) • E-mails • Handling incoming and outgoing mail
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Reservation Procedures |
• Methods of receiving reservation requests • The information needed when receiving a request • Use of international terms for rooms and bed types • Packages offered by hotels and the range of terms used to describe them • Methods used to record bookings Diaries, conventional charts, density charts, stop-go charts and computers • Yield management and overbooking Confirmation procedures, deposits and guarantees, cancellation procedures • Reservation status, release times, guaranteed arrivals • Group reservations
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Check-in Procedures |
• Registers, registration cards • Booking out/walking a guest • Chance arrivals • Keycards and keys, both mechanical and electronic • Room status records and room allocation • Bedroom book, room status boards, computers • Group check in
|
Payment Methods |
• Cash • Foreign currency/exchange Cheque • Travellers cheque, Credit card • Charge card, Debit card, Vouchers • Ledger accounts • Advance deposits and pre-payments, Refunds
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