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020 _a978-0-19-946469-2
028 _bAllied Informatics, Jaipur
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_d5/6/2019
_q2019-20
040 _aBSDU
_bEnglish
_cBSDU
082 _a647.94
_bTEW
100 _aTewari, Jatashankar R.
245 _aHotel Front Office: Operations and Management
250 _b2nd
260 _aNew Delhi
_bOxford University Press
_c2018
300 _a404
500 _aThe second edition of Hotel Front Office is specifically tailored to meet the requirements of the students pursuing hotel management courses. The book aims to explore all the relevant aspects and issues related to front office operations and management with the help of numerous industry-related examples, cases, and project assignments. All the three sections—Hospitality Industry, Front Office Operations, and Front Office Management—have been thoroughly revised and made concise for better understanding of the concepts. Due to its exhaustive coverage and practical approach, this textbook is also suitable for professionals in the hospitality industry.
504 _aContents PART I: HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Introduction to the Hospitality ­Industry Classification of Hotels Hotel Organization PART II: FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS Front Office Organization Front Office Communication Room Tariff Guest Cycle and Room Reservations Registration Guest Services Check-out and Settlement Front Office Accounting Night Auditing Safety and Security PART III: FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT Computer Applications in Front Office Evaluating Hotel Performance Yield Management and Forecasting Hospitality Marketing Human Resource Management Environmental Management Total Quality Management
520 _aFeatures Discusses the functions of front office operations, and suggests ways and means to make them more effective Includes well-illustrated chapters with numerous photographs, flowcharts, illustrations, tables, and examples Contains cases to enhance critical thinking and relate concepts to real-life situations New to the Second Edition New sections: Includes new sections on cash and credit control, training and development of front office staff, and role of front office personnel in maximizing revenue Revised exercises: Provides new multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter to facilitate understanding of the readers On the web: Augmented web resources for both teachers and students
650 _aHospitality
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