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Welcome to
the Hospitality
Industry

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Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:


• Define hospitality industry and provide at least one
specific example of both successful and unsuccessful
hospitality that you have experienced.
• Identify the basic components of the hospitality industry.
• Explain the relationship between guest satisfaction and
employee responses during a service encounter.
• Compare the benefits of obtaining a formal education
and acquiring experience.
• Recommend ways to ensure learning and growth
throughout a hospitality career.

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Scope of the Hospitality Industry
• An Age-Old Industry
• Hospitality and the Tourism Network
• Asian Industry Connections and Global
Forces
• Workforce Issues
• Lodging Industry Components
• Food and Beverage Industry Component

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Business Profile: JW Marriott Khao Lak
Resort & Spa
Hotel and resorts may be positioned to offer
services in many different market segments. The
Khao Lak Hotel and Spa offers a product
specifically targeted to spa-based tourists. One
hour north of Phuket, the tropical, powder-puff
beach scene of Khao Lak stretches forth as far as
the eye can see. This is the setting for JW Marriott
Khao Lak Resort & Spa, where couples on
honeymoon are as welcome as families on an
adventure holiday.

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Professional Profile: Ian Schrager
Schrager’s career began with pioneering
hospitality concepts such as the “boutique hotel,”
which featured signature artwork and creative
decor, indoor/outdoor atrium lobbies, and
metropolitan spa destinations.
Schrager went on to create urban boutique hotels
in other highly visible, affluent cities, including
London, Miami, and San Francisco. He is
recognized as the creator of “urban chic,” which
connotes affordable luxury in the metropolitan
setting.
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Service—The Mission and Product of
Hospitality
• The Nature of the Product
• Issues Arising from Product Delivery
• Perception of Value
• The Service Encounter
• Analyzing the Service Encounter
• Principles for Achieving Guest Satisfaction

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Pursuing Opportunities in Asian
Hospitality
• Opportunities Abound
• Identifying Required Skills and Abilities
• Formal Education
• Informal Education
• Lifelong Learning

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Professional Profile: Kp Ho Founder of
Banyan Tree
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has created a
family of brands to cater to the needs of today’s
travelers. Whether their guests are travelling for
romance, a family holiday, business, visiting family
or friends, or going on an adventure to discovering
a far-flung destination, Banyan Tree Hotels &
Resorts is the ideal choice. For hotel owners, their
four brands offer distinctive product offerings that
cater to different locations and potential for various
destinations.

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