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Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane




Instructor Manual for Managing
Hospitality Organizations Achieving
Excellence in the Guest Experience
2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael
Sturmane
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Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane

,Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane




Table Of Contents
1. The Basics of Wow! The Guest
Knows Best
2. Meeting Guest Expectations through
Planning
3. Setting the Scene for the Guest
Experience
4. Developing the Hospitality Culture:
Everyone Serves!
5. Staffing for Service
6. Training and Developing Employees
to Serve
7. Serving with a Smile: Motivating
Exceptional Service
8. Involving the Guest: The Co-Creation
of Value
9. Communicating for Service
10. Planning the Service Delivery System
11. Waiting for Service
12. Measuring and Managing Service
Delivery
13. Fixing Service Failures
14. Service Excellence: Leading the Way
to Wow!

Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane

,Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane
Instructor Manual

Ford & Sturman/Managing Hospitality, 2e

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Section 1: The Hospitality Service Strategy

Chapter 1: The Basics of Wow! The Guest Knows Best

HOSPITALITY PRINCIPLE: PROVIDE THE SERVICE QUALITY AND VALUE THAT

GUESTS EXPECT

I. Introduction

a. Hospitality Industry

i. Hotels

ii. Restaurants

iii. Theme parks

iv. Airlines

v. Gaming centers

vi. Cruise ships

vii. Trade shows

viii. Fairs
ix. Meeting planning

x. Convention organizations

II. Guestology: What Is It?

LO 1.1 Describe the key differences between making products and creating

experiences for guests.

a. The study of guests—their wants, needs, expectations, and behaviors—with

the aim of aligning the organization’s strategy, staff, and systems so as to

provide outstanding service to guests.




Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane

, Instructor Manual for Managing Hospitality Organizations Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 2nd Edition By Robert Ford, Michael Sturmane
Instructor Manual

Ford & Sturman/Managing Hospitality, 2e

SAGE Publishing ©2020

b. Meeting Customer Expectations

i. Understanding the Guest

a) Treat customers like guests

b) Guests are studied

c) Demographics

d) Wants, needs, and expectations discovered

e) KSA

ii. Serving Internal Customers

a) Internal Customers v. External Customers

b) Treat employees as well as guests

c. Service

i. Intangible

ii. Creates value

iii. Direct contact between customer and provider

d. Service Product

i. Tangibles plus intangibles

ii. Service package

iii. Both organization and guest define it

e. Service Industries

f. Goods to Services to Experiences

i. All industries involve service

ii. Competitive advantage




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