Managing Quality Service in Hospitality
Managing Quality Service in Hospitality

Author: Robert C. Ford

Publisher: Delmar

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9781111307738

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MANAGING QUALITY SERVICE IN HOSPITALITY: HOW ORGANIZATIONS ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN THE GUEST EXPERIENCE, International Edition teaches the concept of treating customers as guests and creating a "WOW" experience for them. Many other texts in this subject area skip over guest-focused service strategy in hospitality or service This text fully covers the topic of managing hospitality organizations by using academic studies and real life experience from companies like Walt Disney Company, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Darden Restaurants, Southwest Airlines and many others. The text is written in three sections: strategy, staffing, and systems.Each chapter includes at suggested hospitality activities for students, in which students are encouraged to visit local organizations to talk with guests, employees and managers to obtain a variety of perspectives on the guest experience. Other activities will have students going to the internet to visit established sites for hospitality organizations. Real and hypothetical hotels, restaurants, and other business types found in the hospitality industry are included as case studies giving the opportunity for discussion of hospitality concepts and principles. "Ethics in Business" segments encourage students to analyze ethical issues associated with chapter topics. Each chapter opens with learning objectives and discussion questions at the end. The included Instructor's Guide provides answers to the end-of-chapter questions and to the discussion questions following the chapter cases, additional field exercises in hospitality, true-false and multiple-choice quizzes, and additional material to assist the instructor in preparing course outlines and lesson plans, providing the best known about managing hospitality organizations big or small.

Managing Hospitality Organizations
Managing Hospitality Organizations

Author: Robert C. Ford

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2023-11-21

Total Pages: 774

ISBN-13: 1071876287

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Introduction to Hospitality Management: Creating Excellent Guest Experiences, Third Edition takes students on a journey through the evolving service industry. Each chapter focuses on a core principle of hospitality management and is packed with practical advice, examples, and cases from some of the best companies in the service sector. Authors Robert C. Ford and Michael Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating an unforgettable customer experience. Whether your students will be managing a neighborhood café, a convention center, or a high-end resort hotel, they will learn invaluable skills for managing the guest experience in today’s ultracompetitive environment. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Managing Hospitality Organizations
Managing Hospitality Organizations

Author: Robert C. Ford

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-01-02

Total Pages: 685

ISBN-13: 1544356846

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"A perfect book for any Hospitality program, excellent instructor support, and a good resource for students." –Denise A. Braley, Mitchell College Today’s economy is dominated by the rapidly growing service sector. Even businesses primarily selling goods are reinventing their image and positioning themselves as service providers. Managing Hospitality Organizations: Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience takes students on a journey through the evolving service industry. Each chapter focuses on a core principle of hospitality management and is packed with practical advice, examples, and cases from some of the best companies in the service sector. Authors Robert C. Ford and Michael C. Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating that unforgettable customer experience. Whether your students will be managing a neighborhood café, a convention center, or a high-end resort hotel, they will learn invaluable skills for managing the guest experience in today’s ultracompetitive environment. The Second Edition includes new coverage of technology, sustainability, sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, and ethical leadership. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.

Managing the Guest Experience in Hospitality
Managing the Guest Experience in Hospitality

Author: Robert Clayton Ford

Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13:

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Describes fourteen principles of successful hospitality management, and discusses their relation to guest experiences at tourism venues, considering issues of strategy, staffing, and systems.

Service Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality
Service Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality

Author: K. Thirumaran

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-01-20

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 3030576949

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Service operations management in the tourism and hospitality industry requires a high level of coordination, communication and facilitation to satisfy visitors. In all of these activities, service excellence means a lot to visitors in terms of their experience, and to the business it means repeat customers and word-of-mouth marketing. Based on fresh empirical evidence from the field, this book captures the different approaches and challenges to service excellence in the Asian tourism and hospitality industry. Focusing on hotels, attractions, transport providers and other segments in tourism and hospitality, this book presents new case studies underlining and detailing global and local travel industry practices. The book is meant as a reference and supplementary reading for students, researchers and industry practitioners.

The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality
The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality

Author: Michael C. Sturman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-31

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1118016262

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This cutting edge and comprehensive book with contributions from the star faculty of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration offers the latest thinking on the best practices and strategies for hospitality management. A must for students and professionals seeking to enter or expand their reach in the hospitality industry, The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality delivers the authoritative advice you need to: Develop and manage a multinational career and become a leader in the hospitality industry Maximize profits from franchise agreements, management contracts, and leases Understand and predict customer choices, and motivate your staff to provide outstanding service Manage hospitality businesses and the real estate underlying the businesses Control costs, coordinate branding strategy, and manage operations across multiple locations

Studyguide for Managing Quality Service in Hospitality
Studyguide for Managing Quality Service in Hospitality

Author: Cram101 Textbook Reviews

Publisher: Cram101

Published: 2013-05

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781490218755

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9780521673761

Outlines and Highlights for Managing Quality Service in Hospitality
Outlines and Highlights for Managing Quality Service in Hospitality

Author: Cram101 Textbook Reviews

Publisher: Academic Internet Pub Incorporated

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781618120557

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all of the testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events from the textbook are included. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides give all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanys: 9781439060322 .

Managing Hospitality Organizations
Managing Hospitality Organizations

Author: Robert C Ford

Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated

Published: 2024-01-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781071876275

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Today's economy is dominated by the rapidly growing service sector. Even businesses primarily selling goods are reinventing their image and positioning themselves as service providers. Introduction to Hospitality Management: Creating Excellent Guest Experiences 3e takes students on a journey through the evolving service industry. Each chapter focuses on a core principle of hospitality management and is packed with practical advice, examples, and cases from some of the best companies in the service sector. Authors Robert C. Ford and Michael Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating that unforgettable customer experience. Whether your students will be managing a neighborhood café, a convention center, or a high-end resort hotel, they will learn invaluable skills for managing the guest experience in today's ultracompetitive environment.

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit
Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit

Author: Leonardo Inghilleri

Publisher: AMACOM

Published: 2010-04-14

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0814415393

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What if you could protect your business against competitive inroads, once and for all? Customer service experts Leonardo Inghilleri and Micah Solomon's anticipatory customer service approach was first developed at The Ritz-Carlton as well as at Solomon's company Oasis, and has since proven itself in countless companies around the globe--from luxury giant BVLGARI to value-sensitive auto parts leader Carquest and everywhere in between. Their experience shows that the most powerful growth engine in a tight market--and best protection from competitive inroads--is to put everything you can into cultivating true customer loyalty. Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit takes the techniques that minted money for these brands and reveals how you can apply them to your own business to provide the kind of exceptional service that nearly guarantees loyalty. Soon, you'll be reaping the benefits of loyal customers who are: less sensitive to price competition, more forgiving of small glitches, and, ultimately, who are "walking billboards" happily promoting your brand. Filled with detailed, behind-the-scenes examples, Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit unlocks a new level of customer relationship that leaves your competitors in the dust, your customers coming back day after day, and your bottom line looking better than it ever has before.