Monthly Archives: December 2010

Best Bangkok Budget Hotel Reviews 2010

Posted by on December 30, 2010 No comments
Edwin M Clark asked: Bangkok is a budget travelers dream come true. Not only is it a paradise destination on the cheap it is also one of the few places in Southeast Asia where you can snag a quality budget hotel room right in the heart of the city – that is close to mass transportation, shopping and nightlife entertainment.Just on the city outskirts, though not far from the city center is Bhimann Inn – located just a 5 minute walk north of the famed backpackers headquarter called Khao San road. But Bhimann Inn is built for guests not looking for a backpackers lifestyle. This well designed Arab themed hotel with its Moroccan facade is geared towards guest comfort by offering excellent quality rooms with a swimming pool thrown in. Room rates at the Bhimann Inn start at a p read more

Four Ways To Improve Your Hotel Marketing

Posted by on December 29, 2010 No comments
Mark Heywood asked: Promoting your hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast is one of your biggest business expenses. So it makes sense to maximize the return on your investment while cutting your costs to a minimum.Here are four ways to improve the results of your marketing efforts that are quick and easy to put into place and don’t cost a fortune.Automate Your MarketingPutting your hotel marketing on autopilot has a number of immediate benefits to your business. First, by using tools such as your website and autoresponders, you can free yourself from the routine time-sapping chores and focus on the more pressing tasks at hand.However, there is more to automation than using machines. Companies such as McDonalds have grown so rapidly because they have automated almost every asp read more

Creating an Effective Hotel Marketing Plan

Posted by on December 28, 2010 No comments
Simon Haughtone asked: Operating a hotel is very different from any other type of business. Yet, there are many factors that remain the same if the hotel is to be successful. One of these factors is the need to create an effective hotel marketing plan and implement it. This can be done using television and radio advertising, printed ads in assorted publications, and the internet.Unless one operates a chain of hotels that stretches across the country, television and radio ads are not likely to be a first line of marketing. Printed ads in different publications, including state sponsored tourism guides can be much more effective at letting people know about your hotel.In today’s world of computers, the internet is probably going to be the mainstay of any hotel marketing plan. Th read more

Hotel Management Job Description – Prerequisites

Posted by on December 25, 2010 No comments
Mita Sen asked: Whenever a person makes plans to travel, the first thing he/she makes sure is a place to live. And nothing is a better option than a hotel. Hotels are always considered to be a home away from home. Taking a businessman’s point of view, hotels have emerged to be a good field to invest in. There are numerous things that make up a good hotel. One of the most important things is assigning the right job to the right candidate. For this one should have the full knowledge about the hotel management job description.Hotel management job description is basically a written account of the responsibilities and the duties related to a particular job. This makes easier to choose the right person for a job. Some of the job descriptions define the work of the project manager, c read more

What is a Hotel Comforter?

Posted by on December 25, 2010 No comments
Stefan Hunter asked: Hotel bedding has been a major focus of marketing for many hotel chains in recent years. Often dubbed the ‘amenity war’ hotels are constantly trying to one up each other about their amenities and chief amongst them is their bedding. For many consumers hotel bedding is seen as the gold standard for luxury, comfort and style. In reality what hotels really use in their rooms is much different then how department stores and catalogs position their hotel collections. Most stores will classify a higher thread count story as being ‘hotel’ (this might be a 400 to 500 TC fabric).What happens is that as department stores and catalogs try to one up their own retail competition their ‘hotel collections’ are dramatically different then wha read more

What is Hotel Collection Bedding and Why is it Popular?

Posted by on December 23, 2010 No comments
Wilson Miller asked: A recent trend in bedding has been the “hotel collection bedding” trend. Many brands have popped up claiming to replicate the feeling of sleeping on the luxury bedding that one would find in a luxury hotel. But what does that really mean? And if I really think this is such a great thing, where should I go to buy it? What do I do?First thing is to relax. Although we may love sleeping and talking about bedding, it’s still just bedding. It’s not something to get yourself worked up about. As mentioned above, this brand simply tries to let the consumer enjoy the feeling of sleeping in a luxury hotel in the privacy of their own home. If you have ever stayed at a luxury hotel, you may have thought that the bedding was, in a word, awesome. Becaus read more

Supreme Hotel in Baguio City Philippines

Posted by on December 20, 2010 No comments
Peter Garant asked: Supreme Hotel is a three-star lodging facility that always tries to give its guests value for their money by providing them with quality services and accommodations in return. This Baguio hotel serves as an excellent venue for business and leisure, offering them extensive conference and banquet facilities such as Garnet Function Rooms, Opal Function Rooms, and Diamond Grand Ballroom. Furthermore, these spacious venues come with valuable state-of-the-art equipment like bubble machine, exhibit panels, and whiteboards. Add to that, guests can also request for other important amenities including laptops, LCD projectors, and wireless microphones.For those who are planning to hold parties, social gatherings, and other special events, they can request the staff of Supre read more

How to Design Rack Cards That Sell Your Hotel

Posted by on December 19, 2010 No comments
James E. O'Brien asked: The rack card is every hotel’s best friend. One simple and inexpensive 4″ x 9″ rack card can tell your hotel’s great story in both pictures and words. Even better, because it is so economical, a rack card can be distributed to many prospective guests without breaking the bank. Finally, rack cards fit into a standard number 10 envelope for easy mailing and, because they’re printed on thick, glossy paper, that stands up nice and straight in a display rack.The rack card concept is great, but how can you make your card stand out from the competition? Here are a few design ideas.If you are a branded (flag) hotel, your national brand has very strict design guidelines. Their templates for rack cards include headings, type style and read more

Hotel Star Classification System – The Stars Are Not Always What You Expect Them to Be

Posted by on December 18, 2010 No comments
Dani Alonso asked: When staying at a hotel, many things need to be taken into account, and some of them are never included into the rules that are used for hotel star classification. As a person that has worked inside a hotel, I am aware of the kind of code that is used to classify them and how this code not alway is according to customer service.My experience is in a 4-stars hotel in Barcelona and I discovered many of the things that happen inside a hotel and that normally you shouldn’t notice when you arrive there as a tourist. But you do, many things do not work properly inside, specially when the direction is not able to provide with support and instead it directs the installations by putting pressure on everybody to get the work accomplished. This is something that the ho read more

Hotel Manager Interview Questions

Posted by on December 17, 2010 No comments
Sandra K Wilson asked: A hotel manager is the person who manages the entire hotel and he is responsible for all the day to day workings. He or she is the in charge of all the services that are directly affecting the customers and deals with the personnel. They keep track of all the financial proceedings and control all the different departments in the hotel.Sometimes there are special department mangers and a hotel manger is liable to manage all of them and thus ensuring smooth and profitable hotel operations. A manager is one who gets the things done from others and therefore he is required to manage a team consisting of number of team mates. The common interview questions for a hotel manager interview entails the below listed questions;1. Tell us something about yourself? This is read more