Hospitality Provision in Travel & Tourism Sector: A Comprehensive Analysis

Hospitality Provision in Travel & Tourism
Sector
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Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Discuss the interrelationships between hospitality and wider travel and tourism businesses
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Task 2.........................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Analyse the implications of integration to the hospitality industry.....................................7
2.2 Discuss how integration has affected a hospitality business................................................9
Task 3.......................................................................................................................................11
LO3. be able to plan the development of hospitality businesses.............................................11
3.1 Develop a rationale for a selected project clearly justifying decisions linked to target
market.......................................................................................................................................11
3.2 Develop a plan for a hospitality business which includes the operational requirements of
the business’ organisational structure in relation to human resource allocation. You should
include an organisational chart.................................................................................................12
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................16
References:...............................................................................................................................17
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Introduction:
The hospitality and the tourism industry independently has been contributing to the economic
boom on a global platform. The exponential growth in the tourism industry and associated
peripherals significantly widen the opportunity for the hospitality industry to flourish and
expand. The global economic arena significantly projects the potentiality of hospitality
industry in any capacity. There are various magnitude and levels of hospitality industry which
contributes to the whole scenario such as mid-level industries such as restaurants, pubs, Cafes
along with large organisations such as hotels and resorts. In the contextual discussion, there
are three major sections which have been focused for the evaluation purpose such as the basic
conceptual development of the basic idea of hospitality industry along with functionality and
association of tourism industry in the current context. The second part focuses on the impact
of mergers of major brands in the hospitality industry and lastly a significant business
development plan for a mid-level hotel in current business and market perspective.
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Task 1
1.1 Discuss the interrelationships between hospitality and wider travel and tourism
businesses
The following discussion focuses on the deliverability of the hospitality industry in context
with tourism and leisure sector.
Composition of the hospitality industry: The hospitality industry has experienced stellar
growth in the past few decades expanding vigorously across the globe at regional, national
and global levels, contributing hugely to the multicultural environment and a rapidly evolving
tourism market (Barrows, 2011). The hospitality industry comprises of distinguished sectors
such as hotels and restaurants, cafes and pubs, bars and nightclubs, membership clubs etc.
Hotels are an immensely significant part of the tourism sector and are classified according to
seasons and services. The tourism experience is influenced at large by the kind of amenities
and the standard of services offered by them. Aiming to provide for fundamental and
contemporary standards for the different facilities and types of services offered in the hotels a
voluntary scheme for classification of operational hotels has been designed by the Ministry of
Tourism (Barrows et al. 2012). They are categorized as follows: Star Category Hotels: The 5
Star Deluxe Hotel, the 5 Star hotel, the 4 Star hotel, the 3 Star hotel, the 2 Star hotel, the 1
Star hotel and the Heritage Category Hotels: the Heritage Grand hotel , the Heritage Classic
hotel & the Heritage Basic hotel. The hotel and restaurant sector are an essential component
of the hospitality industry. The Luxury hotels offer exclusive services that include super-
comfort deluxe beds, sumptuous breakfast studded with the finest delicacies. Then there are
the hotels that rank beneath the best but their services and facilities sincerely cover the
necessary range of accommodation services that contribute to a beautiful experience and
pleasant stay. The restaurants and coffee shops across the streets in cities and towns around
the world have been capturing some finest evenings for the customers with each having their
unique special gift to offer and entice the people with. While the food, drinks and ambience
are a given necessity for a café, dinner or a pub to carve its niche in the challenging industry,
there are a whole lot of ways to open myriad other avenues that might be delightful options
serving as bonus attractions for the regulars or the occasional visitors making it their favorite
spot for hanging out, enjoying a chilled out evening with cup of coffee or chilled beer or a
cozy dinner. There is the sports bar that is a chosen destination for sports lovers, there are
restaurants and pubs that encourages talented artists and singers to showcase their art which
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