Hotel Management Test 1 questions n
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What does the Lodging Industry consist of - correct answer ✔✔ the lodging industry consists of
ALL the HOTELS and OTHER business that provides OVERNIGHT accommodation guests
4 Things that make lodging unique - correct answer ✔✔ Intangible, Inseparable, Perishable,
Variability/heterogeneity
Why is lodging intangible - correct answer ✔✔ you're selling the experience
why is lodging perishable - correct answer ✔✔ the inventory (rooms) does not carry over
all unsold rooms are a waste
Why is lodging variable/ heterogeneous - correct answer ✔✔ everybody has/wants a different
experience and expectations
Where and what was the worlds first hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A two story building named the
city hotel, built on what would later become the empire state building, was also the worlds first
office building. had LOCKING DOORS
What in the hotel industry came with the invention of railways - correct answer ✔✔ Resort
hotels, long term themed places, first one was in Flagler FL
What in the hotel industry came with the invention of highways - correct answer ✔✔ motels, or
motor courts. Horshoe shaped building where you could pull your car right up to the door, had a
pool in the middle
answers rated A+ updated
What does the Lodging Industry consist of - correct answer ✔✔ the lodging industry consists of
ALL the HOTELS and OTHER business that provides OVERNIGHT accommodation guests
4 Things that make lodging unique - correct answer ✔✔ Intangible, Inseparable, Perishable,
Variability/heterogeneity
Why is lodging intangible - correct answer ✔✔ you're selling the experience
why is lodging perishable - correct answer ✔✔ the inventory (rooms) does not carry over
all unsold rooms are a waste
Why is lodging variable/ heterogeneous - correct answer ✔✔ everybody has/wants a different
experience and expectations
Where and what was the worlds first hotel - correct answer ✔✔ A two story building named the
city hotel, built on what would later become the empire state building, was also the worlds first
office building. had LOCKING DOORS
What in the hotel industry came with the invention of railways - correct answer ✔✔ Resort
hotels, long term themed places, first one was in Flagler FL
What in the hotel industry came with the invention of highways - correct answer ✔✔ motels, or
motor courts. Horshoe shaped building where you could pull your car right up to the door, had a
pool in the middle
