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- 1. Chapter 3 Front Office Operations Managing Front Office Operations Seventh Edition (333TXT or 333CIN) © 2005, Educational Institute
- 2. Competencies for Front Office Operations 1. Summarize front office operations during the four stages of the guest cycle. 2. Explain the evolution of front office record- keeping systems and describe front office documents. 3. Describe the front desk and its support devices, and describe the services and equipment of a hotel’s telecommunications area. 4. Identify and describe property management systems used by the front office. © 2005, Educational Institute 2
- 3. The Guest Cycle • Pre-arrival • Arrival • Occupancy • Departure © 2005, Educational Institute 3
- 4. Room Status Terms • Occupied • Complimentary • Stayover • On-change • Do not disturb • Sleep-out • Skipper • Sleeper © 2005, Educational Institute (continued) 4
- 5. Room Status Terms (continued) • Vacant and ready • Out-of-order • Lock-out • DNCO • Due out • Check-out • Late check-out © 2005, Educational Institute 5
- 6. Room Types • Single • Double-double • Double • Studio • Triple • Mini-suite or junior suite • Quad • Suite • Queen • Connecting rooms • King • Adjoining rooms • Twin • Adjacent rooms © 2005, Educational Institute 6
- 7. Non-Automated Front Office Systems • Handwritten forms • Reservation index cards • Density board blocked reserved rooms • Registration cards—multiple copies • Time stamp • Room rack: housekeeping status of each room • Vouchers received from point-of-sale areas • Charges handwritten to folios • Adding machine tape attached at check-out • Night audit cross-checked folio charges to vouchers and verified settlement © 2005, Educational Institute 7
- 8. Semi-Automated Front Office Systems • Handwritten and machine-produced forms • National reservation networks • Pre-registration activities • Density board blocked reserved rooms • Registration cards—preprinted and multiple copies • Room rack: housekeeping status of each room • Vouchers received from point-of-sale areas • Posting machines recorded charges to guest folios • Night audit cross-checked folio charges to vouchers and verified settlement © 2005, Educational Institute 8
- 9. Property Management Systems Modules Reservations Rooms management Guest account management General management Point-of-sale (POS) system Magnetic strip readers Credit cards Debit cards Smart cards © 2005, Educational Institute 9
- 10. Types of Telephone Calls • Local • Direct-dial long-distance • Calling card • Credit card • Collect • Third-party • Person-to-person • Billed-to-room • International • Toll-free © 2005, Educational Institute • 900 or premium-price 10
- 11. Telecommunications Equipment • PBX system • Call accounting system • Guestroom phones • Pay phones • Pagers/cell phones • Automatic call dispensing system • Telephone/room status systems • Internet access • Call detection equipment © 2005, Educational Institute 11
- 12. Front Office Software Packages • Reservations management • Rooms management • Guest account management • General management © 2005, Educational Institute 12
- 13. Reservations Management Software • Availability/forecasting • Reservation records • Reservation confirmations • Room pricing • Revenue management © 2005, Educational Institute 13
- 14. Rooms Management Software • Room status • Registration • Room assignments • Room rate information © 2005, Educational Institute 14
- 15. Guest Account Management Software • Folio management • Credit monitoring • Transaction tracking © 2005, Educational Institute 15
- 16. General Management Software • Revenue analysis • Operating statistics • Financial analysis • Guest history © 2005, Educational Institute 16
- 17. Back Office Interfaces General ledger accounting software • Accounts receivables • Accounts payables Human resources software • Payroll accounting • Personnel recordkeeping • Labor scheduling © 2005, Educational Institute (continued) 17
- 18. Back Office Interfaces (continued) Financial reporting software • Chart of accounts • Balance sheets • Income sheets • Transaction analysis Inventory control software • Stock levels • Purchase order system © 2005, Educational Institute • Stock rotation scheduling 18
- 19. System Interfaces Non-Guest-Operated Interfaces • Point-of-sale system • Call accounting system • Electronic locking system • Energy management system © 2005, Educational Institute (continued) 19
- 20. System Interfaces (continued) Guest-Operated Interfaces • In-room folio review and check-out • In-room entertainment system • In-room vending machines • In-room fax machine • In-room Internet access © 2005, Educational Institute 20