PARTⅠTHE FRONT OFFICEINTRODUCTIONThe manager’s Remarks The aim of a hotel is to create a home away from home for all the travelling guests who need rest, food and drink. The front office of a hotel is not only its “shop window” but also its “nerve center” .The front office staff’s efficiency and personality are of great importance to guest’s vacation or business, and indeed, the hotel’s operation itself are made or ruined. The front office staff seem to “do it all” - receive reservations, register guests, assign rooms, distribute baggage, store guests’ valuables, provide information, deliver mails and messages, exchange foreign currencies, check room occupancies, check guests out and so on. In order to fulfil these tasks, the staff must have a neat and smart appearance, good manners, adaptability, knowledge of languages and a head for figures. The most important of all the qualities is a real liking for people and a warm desire to help them. Besides, front desk staff should encourage and settle the guests’ complaints. That will soothe an unhappy guest and reveal the hotel’s problems so that the operation can be bettered. In short, all staff ought to remember that the hotel will enjoy greater financial success only with the greater satisfaction the guests receive from the “home away from home”.Word ListRemark n.陈述、言语Nerve n.神经Realization n.实现efficiency n.效率personality n.个性smart α.活泼的、精明的Operation n.经营Ruin υ.崩溃、毁灭Reservation n.预订Register υ.登记、注册Assign υ.分配、指定Baggage n.行李Distribute υ.分发Deliver υ.投递、递交Occupancy n.居住、占用Currency n.货币appearance n.外表good manners 彬彬有礼adaptability n.适应性figure n.数字settle υ.解决、安定complaint n.投诉、抱怨soothe υ.安抚...
