...TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .............................................................................. 2 Introduction....................................................................................... 3 1.1 A review of the size and scope of conferencing and banqueting industry in the United Kingdom......................................................... 4 1.2 An analysis of the different influences that have shaped the industry.............................................................................................. 7 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 10 Bibliography ..................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION Conferencing and Banqueting sector is very important in the hospitality industry. Conference can be refer to as meeting of group of people in formal gathering to discuss business e.g. business meeting while Banquet can be refer to as an arrangement for person receiving services who wish to do a ceremony or celebrate an important time e.g. wedding ceremony. Conferencing and banqueting is all about making provision for foods and beverages to some a certain group of people to gather and eat together at the same time. According to [Cousin, Foskett, Gillespie, (2002)], Conferencing and banqueting is just about gathering together an event and it usually have as a capacity of different forms of gathering...
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...subtitle] | | Hilton Hotel | | | | Index Hilton Hotel 2 About Hilton Worldwide 3 Mission 3 Vision 3 Objectives 4 Market Position and Services 4 SWOT Analysis of Hilton Hotels 4 Strength 5 Weakness 5 Opportunity 5 Threats 6 Challenges 6 Internal and External Environment 7 PESTLE Analysis 7 Economic Environment 8 Legal Environment 8 Technological Environment 8 Social Environment 9 Political Environment 9 Porter’s five forces model for Hotel Hilton 9 Current strategies 10 Offering Future Strategies 13 Recommendation 15 References 15 Hilton Hotel From Omaha to Rome there are about 500 Hilton Hotels located in between. Online transactions help in the development of Hilton Hotels. Among all hotels Hilton hotels are unique. In year 1919, in Cisco (Texas) Conrad Hilton bought first hotel. And this Hotel was inaugurated in year 1925 in Dallas which was named ‘Hilton’. In America during year 1943 Hilton hotels grown to first extensive hotels, this was situated for the facilities of industrial customers. Subsequently having huge development in their hotels, the owner of Hilton Hotels i.e. Conrad Hilton grown into the richest person around the whole world. Hilton hotels were operated outside America also. In Puerto Rico in year 1949 Hilton operated his 1st hotel outward of America. In year 1979 Conrad Hilton died and the whole business was owned by Barron Hilton (Hilton’s son). They opened around 500 new hotels in the whole...
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...Table of Content PAGE NO. 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2. Overview of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts ----------------------------------------- 1 3. Board environment analysis -------------------------------------------------------- 2-3 4. Organizational resources of Shangri-La ----------------------------------------- 4-5 5. Hotels’ Strategies -------------------------------------------------------------------------6 6. Key issues confronting the Shangri-La --------------------------------------------7-8 7. Recommendations and Justifications --------------------------------------------9-10 8. Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 9. References 10. Appendices [A] Awards of Shangri-La Hotel Group, “Global recognition of excellence” [B] Details timeline of Shangri-La’s external context [C] TABLE 1 – Popular social networking sites (adapted from Luebke, 2010) [D] TABLE 2 – Broad Environment Analysis to Shangri-La hotels’ strategies development [E] Financial Statement 2009-2010 (Sources: 2010 Sustainability Report of Shangri-La Asia Limited, p.9) [F] Commitment of Social Responsibility (CSR) structure & focus areas (Shangri-La) [G] Context of Shangri-La Academy Courses & Work-life balance [H] Employee profile & turnover...
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...Human resources management 1.1 Definition – process including strategies and policies regarding hiring and developing employees in one organization. Human Resource Management includes communication with all employees at all levels, recruiting the right people and providing training, planning personnel needs, managing wages and salaries, evaluating performance, resolving disputes etc. “Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment, management and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. HRM is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.” (http://humanresources.about.com/) http://www.ci.desoto.tx.us/images/pages/N18/hr%20duties.jpg “All corporate strengths are dependent on people” – Adi Godrej The HRM manages the staff and plans any changes that will affect its future staffing needs - for example if the business grows into new markets ( will need new employees considered with the market) or if new technology requires new skills; staff may retire or be promoted. HRM monitors all of these things in planning recruitment strategy. Line and staff aspects of HRM -Line manager - manages directly individual employees or teams. -Staff manager – assists and advice the line manager in...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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