Managing Accommodation Services

Managing Accommodation
Services

TABLE OF CONTENT
 Introduction
 scale and size of accommodation services found within hospitality
industry
 Different forms of ownership available to accommodation services
 Different categories of accommodation providers
 Scale and size of accommodation services
 Grading, classifications systems
 Front office functions
 key roles within the front office department
 CONCLUSION
 References

INTRODUCTION
In business, there are wide range of sectors of different categories of both
small, medium and large. The hospitality business sector is wider and
approach which comprises of different products and services such as
lodging, room booking, food and drink or beverages etc. Main aim of this
report is to understand the importance of hospitality functions and
operations. Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts, an international and luxury
hotel headquartered in Ontario, Canada. It has many competitors such as
The Ritz Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts etc.
This report comprises of scale and size of accommodation services,
different forms of ownership, role of grading, classification system, front
office functions, key roles within front office department, roles within
housekeeping department,

Scale and size of accommodation services found within
hospitality industry
Accommodation service defined as charging fees for accommodation
service such as equipped rooms, Wi-FI, Foods and beverages etc. The
hospitality sector has been growing and developing at rapid scale. Size as
well as scale of hospitality industry is growing as this sector is being
considered as 4th largest contributors within economy. Four Season Hotel
and Resorts is located at global scale and delivery luxury services to
guests and tourists. With changing behaviour & attitude of guests as well
as tourists globally, way of providing accommodation services is also
changing. At both national and international global economy,
accommodation and hotel sector is contributing at larger scale.

CONTINUE..
Provide job opportunities- It is major reason for importance of
accommodation service as it provide ample number of job opportunities to
people. In relevance of Four Season Hotel and Resorts, they have skilled
employees & expertise within their management.
Fulfill needs and demands of guests/ tourist- The accommodation
services within hospitality industry have been also ahead in fulfilling needs
and demands of guests. Moreover, guests and tourist standard living
increases at higher scale when these demands are fulfilled.
More than 1,50,000 jobs are being generated every year within hospitality
sector, more than 1,30,000 d generated in restaurants & cafes,
approximately 25000 jobs are generated within accommodation services.