Managing Accommodation Services

MANAGING ACCOMMODATION
SERVICES

Introduction to hospitality industry and define how
accommodation sector contributes to GDP
INTRODUCTION
Hospitality industry has a broader category of field within service industry and this includes lodging,
event planning, theme park and transportation services.
Travel and tourism is vast group of business that has main goal in terms to provide necessary and desired
commodities and service to travelers and customers.
The present report is based on business activities of Hotel Hilton and this provide global brand full service
hotels and company was founded by conrad Hilton.
One of the largest and fastest growing sector of economy at present time.

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Contribution of accommodation sector:
This sector has contributed 8.8 percent of total employment opportunities and this is sector that plays
crucial role in development of tourism.
Henceforth, this can be stated that Hospitality industry has provided more jobs opportunities than any
other industry.
Also, accommodation service has totally contributed about £1 million to overall hospitality industry.

Different types of accommodation services within
hospitality sector.
These are outlined in below context manner as are-:
Motels- This accommodation usually featured as one or two
bedroom units.
Hotel- This is defined as an establishment that offers paid
accommodation on short term basis.
Hostels- This is defined as establishment that offers
inexpensive food and accommodation facilities for particular
group of people such as workers, travelers and students.
Holiday parks and camp grounds- It provides sites for
tents, caravans and many also has simple cabins and
backpackers lodges etc.
Apartments- It is great option when an individual has to stay
at a place for longer.

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Size and contribution of GDP-:
In the year 2014, UK Hospitality industry has contributed an estimated £57 billion to UK GDP.
Therefore, Tourism can be taken as major source of job creation as this directly employs 9 million
individual or 6% of total employment in the European Union.
Hospitality and tourism brought £73 billion to the economy.

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Different business operation models-
Low cost model- This is defined as business strategy in which organisation offers lower cost services and
product to attract high demand in market. It leads to result in increase in market share.
Airbnb business model- It is model that has multi sided marketplace that mainly connects with travellers
with host and experience providers. This is two sided online platform that provide the facility as process
of booking private living space to travellers.