Front Office Management

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The above organization chart is showing a large-sized lodging property * How is a front office important to a hotel? In the hotel industry the front office is as important to the running of a hotel as fuel is to the running of an automobile. The front office is the first place a guest comes to and is the first employee’s a guest will interact with. First impressions are essential at starting the stay memorable for the guests. Along with being the first place a guest stops at it is also the last place they will deal with when checking out. Last impressions are just as important as the first impressions. The front office will register guests, process reservations made over the phone, provide guests with their room keys, paying for rooms, checking out guests, and provide any information a guest will inquire about. A key factor to the front office is communication. Communication has to be present in order for all of the other departments in the hotel to run successfully and good communication is vital to all guests. * Which department is the most important to the success of the front office and why? In order to be successful it takes all departments working together and keeping one thing in mind the guests and their repeated business. I would have to say that reservations would have to be the most important department to the front office. Reservations are the first initial contact a guest has when requiring information on the hotel or making a room reservation. Having an employee on the other end of the phone that is very informational and has the ability to make the reservation is a profit to the hotel. * How might the front office in a small-or medium-sized hotel differ from the front office in a large-size hotel? The front office in a small or medium sized hotel will deviate from the front office in a larger scaled hotel. Obviously the staff

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