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Exploring Hospitality Industry Dynamics: The Pineapple Tradition & Corporate Service Philosophy

Dive into the characteristics and corporate philosophy of the hospitality industry. Discover how service drives this sector and ways to improve service quality inspired by the Pineapple Tradition. Learn about key trends and economic principles shaping the industry.

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Exploring Hospitality Industry Dynamics: The Pineapple Tradition & Corporate Service Philosophy

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  1. Chapter 1Welcome to the Hospitality Industry

  2. After Reading and Studying This Chapter, You Should Be Able to: • Describe the characteristics of the hospitality industry • Explain corporate philosophy • Discuss why service has become such an important facet of the hospitality industry • Suggest ways to improve service

  3. The Pineapple Tradition • Symbol of welcome, friendship and hospitality • Recognized internationally • Foundation for concept of “SERVICE”

  4. Hospitality and Tourism • Largest and fastest growing industries • Common dynamics • Delivery of services and products • Customer and guest impressions are critical

  5. Travel Air Cruise Rail Coach Auto Ecotourism Lodging Hotels Motels Meetings, Conventions and Expositions Restaurants Managed services Recreation Attractions Gaming Parks Recreation Scope of Hospitality and Tourism Industry

  6. Scope of the Hospitality-Tourism Industry

  7. Characteristics of the Hospitality Industry • Product is intangible and perishable • No such thing as business hours • Hospitality operations run on a 24 hour basis all year round • Characterized by shift work

  8. Corporate Philosophy • Philosophy… • Shift towards greater employee empowerment • Strong links to TQM • Service philosophy is a way of life

  9. Corporate Culture • Culture… • Overall style and feel of the company • Mission Statement • Central purposes, strategies and values

  10. CorporateCulture • Goal • Broad statement geared towards accomplishment • Objective • Quantification of goals • Strategy/Tactics • Actions needed to reach goals

  11. Reasons Behind Inconsistency in Service • Education system does not teach service • Little priority on training in service • Over-reliance on Technology • Lack of motivation

  12. “7 Deadly Sins of Service” • Apathy • Brush-off • Coldness • Condescension • Robotics • Rule book • Runaround

  13. For Success in Service: • Focus on the guest • Understand the role of the guest-contact employee • Weave a service culture into education and training systems • Thrive on change

  14. Moments of Truth • Examples in a restaurant • Guest calls for reservation • Guest tries to find restaurant • Guest parking • Guest welcome • Guest is told table is not ready • Guest goes to lounge for a cocktail

  15. Trends • Globalization • Safety and security • Diversity • Service • Technology • Legal issues • Changing demographics • Price-value • Sanitation

  16. Economic PrinciplesDemand • DEMAND CURVE: a graph showing how much of a given product people will be willing to buy at different prices Price Quantity Demanded

  17. Economic PrinciplesDemand • "Law" of Demand:As the price of a good goes up, the quantity demanded of that good goes down • demand curves slope downward Price Quantity Demanded

  18. Economic PrinciplesDemand • Changes in Demand: Movement along the demand curve • Shift in Demand: The whole curve moves up or down Price Quantity Demanded

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