CHI Exam

19 important questions on CHI Exam

The Golden Triangle -> represent the stakeholders

3 main stakeholders
1. Owner
2. Guets
3. Staff

- Hospitality manager in the middle of the traingle
-  The triangle has equal sices so there's note difference between te owner, the guests and the staff
- Satisfy all 3

Hospitality experience = where the demand meets the experience

Objectives and benefits sougt constite the receiver's expectations
during the process, the receiver experiences hospitality

Capitalizing on guest Value

Transforming guest value into money
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The external environment/operating environment

Conditions, entities, events, factors surrounding an organization that influence its activities and choices, and determine its opportunities and risks

How big is a market?

The size of the market depends on the number of persons who has similar/common need, have money or other resources that interest other and are willing to offer these resources in exchange for something else.

Exchange is a core concept of marketing

A great way to satisfy needs as this way desired objects are obtained for something in return.
enables people to concentrate on what they are good at
-> everything we do in marketing should ultimately read to an exchange. To measure the exchange, a transaction happens a trade of values between two paries

7 deadly sins of service

Apathy - employees who do not care
Brush off - being passed around
Coldness - lack of enthusiasm
Condescension - behaviour that is patronizing
Robotics - asking for account numbers
Rule book - following rules rather than common sense
Runaround - look at the website, fill out paperwork, make another phone call

Flat organizational structure (organic)

Decentralized management approach
Few levels of management
General job descriptions
Emphasis on teams, strong focus on the client
Works best in rapidly changing environments

Tall Organizational structure (bureaucratic)

Centralized top - down management approach
Many levels of management
Highly levels of management
Highly specialized jobs
Employees work indepently
Works best in predictable and stable environment

Formal methods of greeting

Handshake
nod
hand kiss
embrace/kiss
taking off one's hat
Military salute -> only done by someone in function or who has been in function

Contract catering (managed services)

  • Business to business
  • Traingle reaction betweet client/customer/caterer
  • on contract basis
  • mostly not in public spaces
  • Catering takes place in someone else's location

Environmental issues which will affect tourism in the future

  • Global warming
  • damage caused by visitation to sensitive areas
  • climate change may elevate sea
  • alternative fuels
  • eco-tourism will likely grow
  • consumers expect more sustainable vacation experiences
  • issues of certification and compliance will grow

Three drivers of change

1. Demographic shifts
2. Reshaped global power structure
3. Disruptive innovation

Hub and spoke system

Enables passengers to go from a smaller city to another smaller city (hub) or reach connecting flights to destinations throughout the whole word (spoke)
-> benefit: airlines can serve more cities at lower costs and they can maximize passengers from smaller cities, thereby saving fuel

Business travel declined ->

  • Economic climate, terrorism, SARS, reducing budgets

Organizational oriented departments

Accounting
rooms divisions
human resources
F&B

Activity oriented processes

Reserving a room
ordering food
scheduling appointments
checking balances

Rooms management module

Maintains up to date information regarding the status of the rooms
check in: retrieving a guests's reservation, displaying list of available rooms
Housekeeping: automatically settings rooms to dirty each night, assigning sections to specific attendants, updating room status

A counter offer

A new beginning of contract negotations, not a part acceptance-> an answer to a request that could change the terms of agreements

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