Foundations of Hotel Mgmt

Hotels meets fulfills a wide variety of roles in our society today. For those travelling and vacationers, a hotel is always a home away from home. In the modern world, the manner in which people spend their leisure and vacations has drastically changed (Stutts & Wortman 2006). People always want to utilize their time exploring various tourist destinations in the world. As such, the tourism industry has witnessed an unprecedented growth which in a roundabout way has resulted in tremendous growth in the accommodation and hotel facilities. In this regard, Hotels play a very imperative role in the lodging industry which cannot be underestimated. According to the statistics and facts on the hotel industry by Stutts & Wortman (2006), the global hotel industry was predicted to generate 550 billion U.S dollars in revenue by the year 2016. This critically demonstrates the significant contribution of the lodging industry and the hotels into the GDP of a given country and the globe at large. By definition, lodging industry refers to a group of companies that come up with own, manage and, or operate lodging facilities (Scanlon 2007). Lodging facilities include the motels and hotels which are full serviced. On the other hand, a hotel refers to an establishment that do provide accommodation and catering services to tourists personnel as well as to the local residents in the particular area in which the hotel is located. According Scanlon (2007), hotels provide wide range of facilities such as swimming pools, basic bed and storage for clothing, bath rooms, business center, conference rooms, and childcare facilities among others. This particular paper requires one to design and develop an own hotel. In order to meet the objectives of the paper, I would begin by answering the following questions and considerations: will you select a