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447 Pages·2005·5.3 MB·English

by  James S. Bardi

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HOTEL FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT
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HOTEL FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT
THIRD EDITION
James A. Bardi,
Ed.D., CHA
The Pennsylvania State University
John Wiley & Sons,Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Bardi, James A.
Hotel front office management/ James A. Bardi.—3rd ed.
p. cm
ISBN 0-471-01396-X (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Hotel Management. I. Title
TX911.3.M27 B35 2003
647.94'068—dc21
2002024087
Printed in the United States of America
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To Linda
Your love and encouragement made this book possible.
and
Maria, Ryan, and David
The joy of sharing this book with you makes it all worthwhile.
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Hotel Management 1
Chapter 2 Hotel Organization and the Front Office Manager 33
Chapter 3 Effective Interdepartmental Communications 71
Chapter 4 Property Management Systems 93
Chapter 5 Reservations 127
Chapter 6 Yield Management 161
Chapter 7 Guest Registration 181
Chapter 8 Processing Guest Charge Payments 221
Chapter 9 Guest Checkout 237
Chapter 10 Night Audit 261
Chapter 11 Managing Hospitality 305
Chapter 12 Training for Hospitality 333
Chapter 13 Promoting In-House Sales 359
Chapter 14 Security 379
Glossary 409
Index 425
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Preface
T
hethirdeditionofHotelFrontOfficeManagementcontinuestoaddressthedemands
ofthehotelindustryinthenewmillennium.Educatorswhoarepreparingprofession-
alsforrolesasfrontofficemanagersandgeneralmanagersinhotelsarerequiredtomeet
the challenges of operations, technology, training, empowerment,andinternationalap-
plications.Thiseditioncontinuestoencouragestudentstotakeanactiveroleinapplying
theseconceptstotheexcitingworldofhoteloperations.
The emphasis on management continues to play a central role in this third edition.
The structure presented in this text will assist students as they prepare for positionsas
entry-levelmanagers.Thelogicalpresentationofchaptersinorderofoperations—over-
viewoflodginghospitality,tourofthefrontoffice,reviewoftheguestcycle,andanalysis
ofguestservices—willallowstudentstogaininsightintoafrontofficemanager’srolein
thehotel.
The“FrontOfficeEssentials”chapterfromthesecondeditionhasbeendeletedbecause
amajorityofhotelsemployapropertymanagementsystemasopposedtoamanualfront
officeoperation.Thoseportionsofthechapterthatreferredtoapropertymanagement
systemareincludedinthenewChapter4,“PropertyManagementSystems.”
The third edition contains updated pedagogical features, includingan“OpeningDi-
lemma,”whichpresentsstudentswithamini–casestudyproblemtosolvewiththehelp
ofmaterialpresentedinthechapter;a“SolutiontoOpeningDilemma”isincludedatthe
endofeachchapter.“HospitalityProfiles”—commentariesfromhotelfrontofficeman-
agers,generalmanagers,andotherdepartmentmanagersinhotels—addanextrahuman
relationselementtothetext.“InternationalHighlights”—articlesofinterestthataccen-
tuatetheinternationalworkforceandinternationalcareeropportunitiesforgraduates—
provideaforumforprofessorsandstudentstodiscussthisaspectofhotelmanagement.
“Frontline Realities” includes unexpected yet very predictable situations. Students are
asked to discuss those situations and develop methods for handling them. More“Case
Studies”havebeenaddedtoeachchapter,allowingstudentstoapplytheory.Aglossary
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