Week 3: Rooms Division Operations - Housekeeping Topic Objectives Room division products, team and roles – housekeeping List the complexities and challenges of the housekeeping department. Calculate occupancy percentages, average daily rates and actual percentage of potential rooms revenue
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Rooms & Visitors
http://unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom08_2_en_Excerpt.pdf February 2009
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Tourism Receipts 2006
USD736,772,000 USD734bn Source: UNWTO
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Pacific Tourism Receipts Share for 2006? USD736,772,000 USD154,742,000 NZ 3.070% FJ 0.280% SB 0.003% Source: UNWTO
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World Tourism Numbers 2007
903 m France 81.9m
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Rooms & Visitors
0.002% of 903m
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Rooms & Visitors
0.0185% of 903m
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Rooms & Visitors
0.0107% of 903m
http://www.stats.gov.ck/Statistics/Tourism/tourism_total.htm
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Hotel room revenue in Fiji
59.9%
http://www. spc.int/prism/country/fj/stats/ 20.3% February 2009
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Figure 5-9 Housekeeping Personnel (pg. 199)
Factors that determine team make-up and numbers: • Room Count • Room Size/Type • Hotel Type • Location • Star Rating
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Hierarchy in the department Manager
Supervisor Shift, Department Frontline: Housemaid, Laundry Worker, Uniforms, Stores, Public Areas
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Role of the Housekeeper. Text pg. 198 Executive Housekeeper
Management of Resources: Staff, Equipment Maintaining Standards: Procedures, Cleanliness, Time, Costs Maintaining Records: Procedures, Finances, Resources, Staff February 2009
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Duties of the Supervisors. Text pg. 200
Record Keeping • Work Rosters • Resource issues • Guest comments • Training requirements
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Supervisor Role
Maintaining Standards • Staff Attendance • Uniform, Grooming • Work equipment • Monitoring resource usage • Room Cleanliness • Work Schedules
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Duties of Housemaids Housekeeping Associate
Clean Room
Text pg. 121 February 2009
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Hotel Room Types Categorising Hotel Rooms Resorts Rooms, Villas, Bungalows Hotels & Resorts Rooms: Standard, Double, Suites. Backpacker Operations Dormitories, Single & Double Rooms
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Hotel Room Amenities Text pg. 201 Implements: Jug, Dryer, Clock Radio
Dresser
Safe
Room Amenities
Coffee Table Sofa/ Chairs
Closet: Bags, Clothes
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TV
Side Tables
Bed: Single, Double, King 16
Servicing Hotel Rooms Text pg. 204
Maintain Standards
Safety of the Worker
Costs & Productivity February 2009
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Servicing Hotel Rooms (MOODLE reading: O’Shannesy et al, 2001)
Resources: • Cleaning Equipment • Linen • Chemical • Amenities
Master Key For Access
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Information: Briefing on – room status, Team, guest requests
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Hotel Room Types
(www.hideawayfiji.com)
Rack rate
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Hotel Room Types
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Different Room Rates 1.
Rack Rate
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Corporate/ Government/ AAA/ Group/ Agent/ Discount rate
3.
The normal highest determined rate per hotel room
A rate lower than the rack rate offered to induce/ keep customers and business
Complimentary Rooms
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Hotel Occupancy Statistics Occupancy Statistics
Room Occupancy Percentage (ROP): Occupancy Rate Calculated per day/ week/ cycle
Formulae: Rooms Occupied/ Total Rooms Available
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Hotel Occupancy Statistics Hotel
Room Statistics – Occupancy Rate Suites 9/10 Standard 29/35 Executive 18/20 56/65 Rooms occupied August 15: 56/ 65 Occupancy Rate for March 9: 86.2% February 2009
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Hotel Revenue Statistics: ADR Revenue Statistics
Average Daily Room Rate (ADR) =
Total Rooms Revenue Total Number of Rooms Sold
Significance? Assesses room revenue against rooms sold for the time span – day, week, month, quarter. February 2009
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Hotel Occupancy Statistics
Average daily room rate: ADR – March 9
Type
Count Rack
Corp.
Disc.
Rm. Rev.
Suite
10
7x340
2x290
0
2,960
Executive
20
12x280
6x230
0
4,740
Standard
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20x240
9x180
6,420
0
Total Revenue/ Total Rooms Sold 14,120 / 56 ADR for March 9: $252 ADR for February: $302 February 2009
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RevPAR Developed by Smith Travel Research
Revenue, Per, Available, Room RevPAR is the average rate per room for a specific time frame – business quarter, year.
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RevPAR 1.
How is RevPAR used? It is a measurement of business performance (revenue against rooms available) per time span It is the result of business performance:
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Market Share/ Knowledge Product Quality Pricing Strategy/ Competition
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Calculating RevPAR Occupancy Rate (OR):
Rooms Sold/ Total Rooms
Average Daily Rate:
Total Revenue/ Total Rooms Sold 90 days
Time frame: Total number of rooms available: February 2009
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Calculating RevPAR 1.
Occupancy Rate
56/65 x 100 = 86%
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ADR
$14,120/56 = $252
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Time
90 days
7.
Total Rooms
65
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Calculating RevPAR 1.
Method One ADR X Occupancy Rate $252 x 0.86 RevPAR: $216.72
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Calculating RevPAR 1.
Method Two Total Revenue/ Total Rooms ((65 x 252/65) x .86) x (90x65) ((Total rooms x ADR/Total rooms) x Occupancy) x (Number of days x Total rooms)/ (Number of days x Total rooms) Total Revenue: 1,267,812 Total Rooms: 5850 RevPAR: 1,267,812 / 5850 $216.72
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RevPAR RevPAR is affected by: 2. The Room Rate. The room rate is determined by quality, market share, location & marketing ability 4. The Occupancy Rate. The occupancy rate is effected by room rate, demand, competition, economy factors
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RevPAR status
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Housekeeping Challenges 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6.
Team diversity retention Technology – information and processes Worker productivity – standards, economics Yield management - perishability Green policies/ benchmarks and energy management Property and guest security
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Summary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Hotel revenue and housekeeping Team responsibilities for quality and standards Room types and value addition Maintaining standards – cleanliness/ time Housekeeping resource needs? Hotel room statistics: ADR, Occupancy Rate and RevPAR calculation
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