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, adapt