Comprehensive Report: Managing Accommodation Services, UK

This report provides a comprehensive overview of managing accommodation services within the hospitality industry. It begins by introducing the hospitality sector and its significant contributions to the UK economy, including employment and GDP. The report then delves into different types of accommodation services, differentiating between commercial and non-commercial businesses, and explores various forms of ownership, such as privately owned, leased, managed, franchised, fractional, and full ownership models. A detailed analysis of grading and classification systems, including 1- to 5-star ratings, is presented, along with an evaluation of the role played by online sites in enhancing customer convenience and booking processes. Furthermore, the report examines the function of the front office, highlighting key roles like security and customer service. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and offers recommendations for improving accommodation service management, referencing industry sources to support the analysis. This report is a valuable resource for understanding the multifaceted aspects of accommodation service management.

Managing
Accommodation
Services
(PART-1)

Content
 Introduction
 Introduction of hospitality industry and its contribute to the industry.
 Different type of accommodation services found within the sector
 Explain different forms of ownership applicable to accommodation services
 Discuss grading and classification system and evaluate the role
 Assess role played by online sites
 Explain function of front office
 Analyse key roles of front office department
 Conclusion and recommendation
 References

Introduction
Managing accommodation is a service that plays a vital role to provide
the luxury services to the customer in the tourism industry. It
includes the services as lodging facilities, bed, breakfast, hotel,
restaurants, hostel etc. Accommodation is a service that is provided
to satisfy the need and demand of the customers.

Introduction of hospitality industry and its
contribute to the industry
The Hospitality industry is a wide category that provides different
luxury services to the customers as lodging, travel and tourism, food
and beverages, cruise line etc. Accommodation sector is a base of
tourism industry as tourist need some hotel or restaurants for top
stay and take a rest.

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Facts
Average occupancy rate
It is a rate that defines the performance
of the hospitality industries as the total
number of rooms available in the hotel
industry to the total number of rooms
that is booked. As per the recent trend
UK ha 60% occupancy.

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Employment tax contribution
Employment tax contribution of
hospitality industries is approx. 8.8 %
of net employment rate of UK. As 2.9
million jobs is provided by hospitality
sector. And it also measures the
growth and development after
increasing the job facilities in 2010 as
around 331,000.

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GDP
Hospitality business contributed 217
billion British pounds to the GDP
thus this sector plays a vital role
in growth of UK. With that
domestic travel also contribute
their highest in the growth of UK
by 20 billion pounds.

Different type of accommodation services
found within the sector
Commercial businesses
Hotels: They provides the lavishing services to the customer as per the
need and demand of the customers. It provides the room facilities,
spa, swimming pools. Sports etc. to the guest with that develop and
maintain the trust and faith of customers. Tourism accommodation
also gets an support of hotels with that provides best facilities to the
customers.

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Non-commercial Businesses
Rental house and individually owned units: It is a kind of business that
provides the facilities as per the payment and only includes room
services and doesn't have extra services like food and all. It is a business
that is managed by an individuals how is the owner of their own place
and they provides accommodation services to the students or residential.

Explain different forms of ownership
applicable to accommodation services
Ownership Type Definition Examples
Privately owned
hotels
These are those who has there own business and named as
owner of that place and they have the liberty to takes the
decision as per their own requirement.
In 1930, it is operated by great western
railway and it 1990 it is owned by Bovey
Castle.
Leased hotels It is a hotel that is owned by the owner and then they
further gave that on lease and then lessee manages all the
activities of the hotel. It has even more risk as expenses are
more and revenue in nit fixed.
Managed hotels It is a hotel that has no experience to manage the hospitality
industry then they further appoint the managerial company
to balance the business environment.
Delta hotels is the management company
that manages the other hotels.
Franchises This is a business that served the services to the customers
after purchasing the hotels and managed by an individual or
a company and then operates their hotel by taking
franchisees of other hotel.
Examples are Marriott, Hilton, Holiday
inn etc.

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Ownership Type Definition Examples
Fractional ownership It is an ownership in which some part
of the hotel is sold and that could be
done to enhance and develop the
finance.
It has some examples like sun peaks
ski resort, panorama mountain village.
Full Ownership Strata Units It is a business in which new hotel is
build and then owner sale the full unit
of strata.
Ritz-Cartlon and The Fairmont.

Discuss grading and classification system and
evaluate the role
Grading System Definition System
1 star These are the hotels that provides the
accommodation services with a restricted and
includes minimum amount of services as
food and beverage only.
It is a hotel that is owned by an individual and
that is operated on a small level.
2 stars These are the medium level hotels and supply
the services quality services as compared to
one star and induce hygiene and comfort.
It works on a small and medium level with
that provide the facilities of online payment.
3 stars It provides the extra services as keep the
environment healthier and clear with that
customer also send the reviews and rates as
per the offered services.
These hotels have wider staff and every
department must be managed with the
accuracy. As receptionist, waiters, language
translator etc.