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Most of the entities below are classified as "Chains". Which one is a "Parent Company"
consisting of multiple chains?
a. Hampton Inn
b. Motel 6
c. Choice
d. Holiday Inn Express - Answer- ✔✔c. Choice
Which is a true statement about Parent Companies?
a. Parent Companies and the related chains have changed over time
b. Parent Companies must consist of no more than five chains
c. Parent Companies can only consist of chains in a single Scale
d. Parent Companies can only have hotels in a single country - Answer- ✔✔a. Parent
Companies and the related chains have changed over time
What are the three different operation types?
a. Corporate, Managed, Independent
b. Managed, Franchise, Independent
c. Managed, Clustered, Independent
d. Corporate, Franchise, Independent - Answer- ✔✔d. Corporate, Franchise,
Independent
Which is a true statement about independent hotels?
a. Independent hotels are not affiliated with a specific chain
b. Chain hotels outnumber independent hotels in every country of the world
c. Independent hotels are mostly Luxury Class hotels in Urban Locations with more than
150 rooms
d. Independent hotels may never be managed by an outside entity - Answer- ✔✔a.
Independent hotels are not affiliated with a specific chain
Which is a true statement about Management Companies?
a. Management companies have contracts where they receive payment for their
services and/or some portion of profits
b. Management companies may manage only one chain
,c. Management companies will always own the hotels they manage
d. Management companies serve the exact same role as asset management
companies - Answer- ✔✔a. Management companies have contracts where they receive
payment for their services and/or some portion of profits
6) Which is a true statement regarding geographic categorization?
a. STR geographic categories are limited to North America
b. STR uses the UNWTO definitions when it comes to recognizing countries
c. General managers of hotels do not need to know geographic categories
d. The hotel industry uses seven continents to categorize hotels - Answer- ✔✔b. STR
uses the UNWTO definitions when it comes to recognizing countries
Which is a true statement regarding markets?
a. Markets include hotels that are in big cities, not rural areas
b. A country would never have more than 100 markets and never have less than 2
markets
c. No market will ever cross country boundaries
d. There is another name for Markets outside the U.S. - Answer- ✔✔c. No market will
ever cross country boundaries
In descending order of geographic size, which option below is correct?
a. Continent, Sub-Continent, Country, Tract/Sub-Market, Market
b. Continent, Country, Sub-Continent, Tract/Sub-Market, Market
c. Continent, Sub-Continent, Market, Country, Tract/Sub-Market
d. Continent, Sub-Continent, Country, Market, Tract/Sub-Market - Answer- ✔✔d.
Continent, Sub-Continent, Country, Market, Tract/Sub-Market
Which two geographic categories are the most important for a hotel GM?
a. Region and Market
b. Market and Tract/Sub-Market
c. Region and Tract/Sub-Market
d. Country and Tract/Sub-Market - Answer- ✔✔b. Market and Tract/Sub-Market
Markets and tracts are created based on what two determining factors?
a. Geographic size and population
b. Geographic size and participation
c. Number of hotels and participation
d. Number of hotels and population - Answer- ✔✔c. Number of hotels and participation
Which is a true statement regarding Tracts?
, a. Tracts are referred to as Sub-Markets outside of North America
b. Tracts are never used to represent a city in rural markets
c. Tracts are geographic sub-divisions of a Region
d. A country will never have more than 100 Tracts - Answer- ✔✔a. Tracts are referred to
as Sub-Markets outside of North America
Changes to how Markets and Tracts are geographically defined are made how often?
a. Monthly
b. Annually
c. Every five years
d. No regular schedule - Answer- ✔✔b. Annually
Which two non-geographic categories are the most important for a hotel GM?
a. Scale and Class
b. Scale and Location
c. Location and Type
d. Class and Type - Answer- ✔✔a. Scale and Class
How many Scale categories are there compared to Class categories?
a. 6 Scale categories and 6 Class categories
b. 6 Scale categories and 7 Class categories
c. 7 Scale categories and 6 Class categories
d. 7 Scale categories and 7 Class categories - Answer- ✔✔c. 7 Scale categories and 6
Class categories
Which one of the following is an accurate statement regarding Scale and Class groups
and a single chain?
a. A Ritz Carlton hotel in the US can be in one Scale group and a Ritz Carlton hotel in
Japan can be in a different Scale group
b. A Ritz Carlson hotel in the US can be in one Class group and a Ritz Carlton hotel in
Japan can be in a different Class group
c. A Ritz Carlton hotel will always be in the same Scale and Class groups in every
country throughout the world
d. Ritz Carlton may choose which Scale and which Class they are in - Answer- ✔✔c. A
Ritz Carlton hotel will always be in the same Scale and Class groups in every country
throughout the world
Which one of the following is an accurate statement regarding Class groups?
a. The names of the Class group are very different than the names of the Scale groups
b. Class groups are more popular and relevant in North America rather than outside
North America