The Importance of Assessment in Hotel and Restaurant Management

In relation to hospitality and catering, the non-commercial or “public” sector exists in the form of hospitals and institutes of education. Organisations in the commercial sector are privately owned and exist solely to find a niche to exploit to make money. While money-making is still a factor in the private sector, it is not the main goal. With the primary goal, demographic and expectations of the target audience, along with location and budget, all taken into account, different areas of the hospitality and catering industry begin to differ widely.

The hospitality industry is a very lucrative and rewarding career choice. Choosing a career in this field is not for the faint at heart. A career in this industry requires an individual that is ambitious, self-motivated, and has a charismatic personality. However, the hard work comes with many personal and financial rewards. Hospitality covers all careers that can come underneath the lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, and tourism. However, this paper will go in depth explaining the role of general management, growth of employment, and human

The hospitality and leisure industry hug a variety of sectors and businesses across hotels, restaurants and restaurants, travel and tourism, gaming, sport and leisure. The sector is reliant on the consumer confidence and business sentiment and is facing rising pressure to deliver innovation, value and quality. Hospitality is that business that helps people to feel welcome, relaxed and to enjoy themselves. It is all about customer service and providing the best quality and experience possible for the customers. (Discover Hospitality, 2012)

As we discussed in class, every business is faced with these issues and they are important to managers making strategic decisions. One of the first things learned about business is that if there is no demand for a good or service, the firm that provides it will not continue to exist. Over time the hotel industry has continued to change with market conditions and make itself attractive to business

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The data for research was gathered through primary research, in form of mailed questionnaire of opinions, performance and career paths to investigate whether formal qualifications would help the general managers in their career development. The research focussed on the career progression of general managers with qualifications or without qualifications, in 50 plus bedroom hotels that appeared on the Scottish Tourist Board. This article is useful for future graduates and future managers or general managers as it gives information of the beginning level to be a manager in hotel industry. The limitation for this research was, only 54 questionnaires were returned from 96 those were delivered. As the consequences, bias that affected data reliability and result did not represent the total sample of population. Based on research findings, the author concluded that within the changes of industry, it increases the demand for general managers to be more business-oriented. Therefore, universities start to reduce traditional approach such as food and beverage operations in the students’ subject. Moreover, formal qualifications have become an essential part for managers’ carrier in Scotland and were recognized by giving benefits in function managerial skills rather than personal transferable skills such as communication, time management, decisions making and leadership qualities. This article is useful for industry as it provides the combination of information including theories and traditional compares with modern approaches to achieve the General Manager position. It also helps educational providers to modify and improve the hospitality students’ curricula in order to meet the needs of current industry

In effort to continue a higher learning education within the field of Hospitality, which may increase my career options as I enter the workforce, I have reviewed three colleges within the New York State area that provides a Bachelor’s degree within Hospitality Management. The purpose of this evaluation and comparison is to provide the most feasible and economic option available for me to pursue a Bachelor Degree within Hospitality in a timely fashion and at minimal cost. Therefore my criteria for this comparison includes the following:

Hotel Management is such a core and foremost part of international global business related to hospitality industry which provides world-wide opportunity for different fields of jobs. I decided that hospitality management program is such a turning point for me to do better in future career prospects. Hospitality management course is a proper platform for students to develop their personal confidence and development of enthusiasm.

Five years ago was when I knew I wanted to work within the hospitality industry. This was the time in my life where I came to the realization that this fun and entertaining industry was a place where I could develop a career. Every since this time in my life I have been creating goals for my career and steps to achieve these goals. One of these steps to achieving a successful career includes attending a university to study hospitality. This step has brought me to this point, where I am creating goals specifically for this course. I believe creating these goals will put me in a position to better succeed. I know being successful in this course is important because the information taught will help me in achieving my career goals.

As a student, technology is an excellent source of information. This research gives us knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of technology in hospitality management, this helps me in my other subjects especially I’m a student of Hospitality Management course. I learned from my research that technology doesn’t always have positive effect but it also have it’s negative effects, technology is suitable for hospitality management because it is the easiest way to socialize through internet. I think this will further enhance the hospitality management few years from now.

The reason for choosing the proposed topic was due to fact that the hospitality industry being in the service sector is of interest to me. The hotel industry has always fascinated me and would like to have more insight into the same, possibly for a career change or have a start up of my own.

Even when the world economy is showing a sluggish growth with uncertain employment prospects, the fast growing hospitality industry is heralding a pivotal change in career options with an exciting variety of career choices thereby increasing scope and future prospect of hospitality and tourism industry.

(a) make sure that the way he manages the hotel is appropriate to the way it competes for business;

1.)I have been working since I was about 17, and as of now I have held multiple different positions, in various institutions. Each of these positions required a different set of skills and attributes, nevertheless they all required the same dedication and focus. I have always been one to show up and complete with my daily tasks, however there is a specific situation that I recall that required me to step up and do more than I was required to.

The hotel industry is one of the most prolific industries in Australia due to its presence in society and, the impact it has on the nation’s economy. Advances in technology since the end of the 20th Century have allowed the service market of a hotel to develop rapidly (Hilton Melbourne South Wharf