Essay Instructions: This assignment is past due but I still need to finish it so that I can pass it in later:
Assignment 1 (Week 4):
Assignment 1: Your Hotel, part 1
Imagine you are planning to open a hotel-the first in what will most certainly be the largest chain in the U.S Good planning is essential to success, and you have a few things you need to do before you can get up and running.
Write a 4-6 page paper in which:
1. Explain where the hotel industry is in its economic cycle. Be specific and provide evidence to suppoet your position.
2. Analyze the local economic and demographic conditions and determine which segment your hotel should be part of. Explain your rationale.
3. Develop an organizational chart detailing the relationship of hotel departments? with the front office and discuss responsibilities of each front position.
4. Develop a strategy to forecast and manage customer reservations and set room rates that ensure your hotel?s profitability.
The format of the report is to be as follows:
? Typed, double spaced. Times New Roman font (size 12), one inch margins on all sides, APA format.
? Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
? In addition to the 4-6 pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor?s name, the course title and the date.
Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language of the report skills, and your writing skills.
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
detailing the
relationship of
hotel departments
with the front office
and discussed
responsibilities of
each front office
position.
Completed with 80-
89% accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
Fully developed an
organizational chart
detailing the
relationship of
hotel departments
with the front office
and discussed
responsibilities of
each front office
position.
Completed with 90-
100% accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
4. Develop a
strategy to
forecast and
manage customer
reservations and
set room rates
that ensure your
hotel?s
profitability.
Did not complete
the assignment or
did not develop a
strategy to forecast
and manage
customer
reservations and set
room rates that
ensure your hotel?s
profitability;
omitted information
and/or included
irrelevant
information.
Completed with
less than 60%
accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
Partially developed
a strategy to
forecast and
manage customer
reservations and set
room rates that
ensure your hotel?s
profitability;
omitted some key
information.
Completed with 60-
79% accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
Sufficiently
developed a
strategy to forecast
and manage
customer
reservations and set
room rates that
ensure your hotel?s
profitability.
Completed with 80-
89% accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
Fully developed a
strategy to forecast
and manage
customer
reservations and set
room rates that
ensure your hotel?s
profitability.
Completed with 90-
100% accuracy,
thoroughness, and
logic.
5. Clarity
Did not complete
the assignment or
explanations are
unclear and not
organized.
(Major issues)
Explanations
generally unclear
and not well
organized.
(Many issues)
Explanations
generally clear
and/or organized.
(Minor issues)
Explanations very
clear and well
organized.
(Added helpful
details)
6. Writing ?
Grammar,
Did not complete
the assignment or
Had 6-7 different
errors in grammar,
Had 4-5 different
errors in grammar,
Had 0-3 different
errors in grammar,
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