Lodging Management questions and
answers graded A+
Lodging Industry - correct answer ✔✔ All businesses that provide overnight accommodations
for guests
Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ An establishment that provides sleeping rooms as well as various
services to the traveling public
Hotelier - correct answer ✔✔ The owner/manager of one or more hotels
Tourist - correct answer ✔✔ A person who travels for pleasure
United States Lodging Industry: 1900-2016 - correct answer ✔✔ American lodging facilities have
evolved to include a tradition of innovation and orientation to guest service worth noting
Value (lodging accommodations) - correct answer ✔✔ The price paid to rent a room relative to
the quality of the room and services that are received.
Full-Service Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging facility that offers complete food and beverage
services
Room Service - correct answer ✔✔ The delivery of food and beverages to a hotel guest's
sleeping room
Limited Service Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ - A lodging facility that offers no, or very restricted
food and beverage services
,- Also known as "select service hotel"
- Continental breakfast = yes/on site restaurant = no
Bed and Breakfast Inns - correct answer ✔✔ Very small properties (one to several guest rooms)
owned or managed by persons living on site; these businesses typically offer one meal a day;
also called B&B
Camps/Park Lodges - correct answer ✔✔ Sleeping facilities in national, state or other parks and
recreational areas that accommodate visitors to these areas
Extended Stay Hotels - correct answer ✔✔ A moderately priced, limited-service hotel marketing
to guests desiring accommodation for extended time periods (generally one week or longer)
Marriott Hotels - correct answer ✔✔ Includes:
- Ritz-Carlton: luxury
- JW Marriott: upscale
- Flagship Marriott: full service
- TownPlace Suites: extended stay
- Fairfield Inn & Suites: business value
Convention Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging property with extensive and flexible meeting
and exhibition spaces that markets to associations, corporations , and other groups bringing
people together for meetings
Conference Center - correct answer ✔✔ A specialized hospitality operation specifically designed
for and designed for and dedicated to the needs of small and medium sized meetings of 20-100
people
, Resort - correct answer ✔✔ A full service hotel with additional attractions that make it a
primary destination for travelers
Timeshare - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging property that sells its rooms to guests for use during
a specific time period each year; also called vacation ownership property
Private clubs - correct answer ✔✔ Membership organizations not open to the public that exist
for people enjoying common interests. Examples include country (golf) clubs, city clubs,
university clubs, yacht clubs, and military clubs. Some private clubs offer sleeping rooms for
members and guests
Cruise lines - correct answer ✔✔ Passenger vessels designed to provide leisure experiences for
people on vacation
Casino - correct answer ✔✔ A business operation that offers table and card games along with
slot operations and other games of skill or change and amenities that are marketed to
customers seeking gaming activities and entertainment. Many casinos offer lodging
accommodations for their visitors
ADR: average daily rate - correct answer ✔✔ - the average (mean) selling price of all guest
rooms in a hotel, city or country for a specific period of time.
- total revenue from room sales/total # of room sold
Occupancy: occupancy rate - correct answer ✔✔ -- The ratio of guest rooms sold to the number
of guest rooms available for sale in a given time period and expressed as a percentage
- total rooms sold/total rooms available
RevPAR - correct answer ✔✔ - the average revenue generated by each room available during a
specific time period. RevPAR combines the info from ADR and the occupancy rate into a single
measure
answers graded A+
Lodging Industry - correct answer ✔✔ All businesses that provide overnight accommodations
for guests
Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ An establishment that provides sleeping rooms as well as various
services to the traveling public
Hotelier - correct answer ✔✔ The owner/manager of one or more hotels
Tourist - correct answer ✔✔ A person who travels for pleasure
United States Lodging Industry: 1900-2016 - correct answer ✔✔ American lodging facilities have
evolved to include a tradition of innovation and orientation to guest service worth noting
Value (lodging accommodations) - correct answer ✔✔ The price paid to rent a room relative to
the quality of the room and services that are received.
Full-Service Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging facility that offers complete food and beverage
services
Room Service - correct answer ✔✔ The delivery of food and beverages to a hotel guest's
sleeping room
Limited Service Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ - A lodging facility that offers no, or very restricted
food and beverage services
,- Also known as "select service hotel"
- Continental breakfast = yes/on site restaurant = no
Bed and Breakfast Inns - correct answer ✔✔ Very small properties (one to several guest rooms)
owned or managed by persons living on site; these businesses typically offer one meal a day;
also called B&B
Camps/Park Lodges - correct answer ✔✔ Sleeping facilities in national, state or other parks and
recreational areas that accommodate visitors to these areas
Extended Stay Hotels - correct answer ✔✔ A moderately priced, limited-service hotel marketing
to guests desiring accommodation for extended time periods (generally one week or longer)
Marriott Hotels - correct answer ✔✔ Includes:
- Ritz-Carlton: luxury
- JW Marriott: upscale
- Flagship Marriott: full service
- TownPlace Suites: extended stay
- Fairfield Inn & Suites: business value
Convention Hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging property with extensive and flexible meeting
and exhibition spaces that markets to associations, corporations , and other groups bringing
people together for meetings
Conference Center - correct answer ✔✔ A specialized hospitality operation specifically designed
for and designed for and dedicated to the needs of small and medium sized meetings of 20-100
people
, Resort - correct answer ✔✔ A full service hotel with additional attractions that make it a
primary destination for travelers
Timeshare - correct answer ✔✔ A lodging property that sells its rooms to guests for use during
a specific time period each year; also called vacation ownership property
Private clubs - correct answer ✔✔ Membership organizations not open to the public that exist
for people enjoying common interests. Examples include country (golf) clubs, city clubs,
university clubs, yacht clubs, and military clubs. Some private clubs offer sleeping rooms for
members and guests
Cruise lines - correct answer ✔✔ Passenger vessels designed to provide leisure experiences for
people on vacation
Casino - correct answer ✔✔ A business operation that offers table and card games along with
slot operations and other games of skill or change and amenities that are marketed to
customers seeking gaming activities and entertainment. Many casinos offer lodging
accommodations for their visitors
ADR: average daily rate - correct answer ✔✔ - the average (mean) selling price of all guest
rooms in a hotel, city or country for a specific period of time.
- total revenue from room sales/total # of room sold
Occupancy: occupancy rate - correct answer ✔✔ -- The ratio of guest rooms sold to the number
of guest rooms available for sale in a given time period and expressed as a percentage
- total rooms sold/total rooms available
RevPAR - correct answer ✔✔ - the average revenue generated by each room available during a
specific time period. RevPAR combines the info from ADR and the occupancy rate into a single
measure
