Hotel

1. Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control.

A commercial establishment providing lodging, meals, and other guest services. In general, to be called a hotel, an establishment must have a minimum of six letting bedrooms, at least three of which must have attached (ensuite) private bathroom facilities.

2. Hospitality Industry

The hospitality industry is one that is primarily focused on customer satisfaction. For the most part, it is built on leisure or is luxury-based, as opposed to meeting basic needs. Hotels and resorts, cruise lines, airlines and other various forms of travel, tourism, special event planning, and restaurants all generally fall under the realm of the hospitality industry.

The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry.

3. Hotel types

• Business Hotels- These hotels are the largest group of hotel types and cater primarily to business travellers and usually located in downtown or business districts.

• Airport Hotels: These type of hotels typically target business clientele, airline passengers with overnight travel layovers or cancelled flights and airline personnel.

• Suite Hotels: Main attraction of these hotels is guestrooms with a living room and a separate bedroom.

• Extended Stay Hotels: Extended stay hotels is somewhat similar to the suite hotels , but usually offers kitchen amenities in the room .

• Apartment Hotels: Apartment / Residential hotels provide long-term or permanent accommodation for Guest.

• Resort Hotels: Resort...