Plant and Facilities Cycle Tours of Ashland will be located at 58 Winburn Way in Ashland, Oregon. The location is across from Lithia Park in downtown Ashland. The location was chosen because of its close proximity to heavily tourist populated areas. The building is 1,393 square feet which includes a main building and a patio with a smaller building (Zillow.com, n.d.). The patio area is closed off from the sidewalk and will be used to store the bicycles. The small building near the patio will be used in summer months as the front counter for sales. During the colder months the front office will be located into the main building. The back office will be located in the main building all year. There is parking to the right of the building as well as public parking across the street. On average utilities (water, electricity, and sewer) for this location totals to $193 per month (City, 2014). Labor Requirements Four employees, including the owner, will be on staff to help with the operations of the business. This includes two tour guides for the adventure tours only, since the independent tours will not require any guides. The tour guides must be knowledgeable about the areas to be toured and trained in first aid. Office workers will be used to assist customers in areas of inquiries, reservations, and complaints. The office workers will include the owner and a part-time employee. Requirements for the office workers will include experience greeting and assisting guests and operating the reservation software. The software operating will be an on the job training. In the first three months, the owner will be the only employee opening and closing the store. After this time if the part-time employee is willing and viewed as safe to tak... ... middle of paper ... ...Internet and Wi-Fi will be onsite since the operations require its use. Works Cited Cheapbeachbikes.com. (n.d.). Popular Wholesale Packages. Retrieved 12 May 2014 from http://www.cheapbeachbikes.com/wholesalebikeprogram City of Ashland, personal communication, 14 May 2014. Globalindustrial.com. (n.d.). Product Information. Retrieved 12 May 2014 from http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/outdoor-grounds-maintenance/parking-lot/bike-racks/10-bike-rack-double-decker-locking-72-w-x-63-d Recsolutions Development. (n.d.). Gear Track. Retrieved 14 May 2014 from http://www.recsolutions.com/geartrack Squareup.com. (n.d.). Pricing. Retrieved 14 May 2014 from https://squareup.com/pricing Zillow.com. (n.d). 85 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR 97520. Retrieved 15 May 2014 from http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/85-Winburn-Way-Ashland-OR-97520/2107697631_zpid/
Our mission is to provide our customers with the best products and services that we have created a new market space for. We strive for 100% customer satisfaction and taking what used to be multiple purchases of software into one operation system. That can increase many aspects of the important sectors within the restaurant industry. I.e. decrease employee-training time, increase outputs, real-time record keeping ‘including inventory’, and more.
Implementing new systems is expensive, and mistakes can be devastating. And for some concepts, it’s possible that the presence of employees is actually a restaurant’s competitive advantage. Compared with grocery stores and gas stations, many people come to restaurants exactly because they want some human interaction.
Japan, Australia, America and fuzzy wuzzies of Papua New Guinea were involved in WW2 in Papua New Guinea.
First, the lodging facility needs to be able to have enough rooms and beds to accommodate her employees. That being said, her employees, depending on how they many they are, she could be able to book at least 2 people per room seeing as there are at least 200 people attending. Rooms should also have basic needs such as bathrooms/toilets, fridge, coffee, and a television for his guests.
Company should provide the right price for food and service, and make sure the food is fresh.
One wonderful ability that people have always been able to do is walk thousands of miles through tough terrain to get where they want/need to go. The exercise known as hiking was practiced all over the world, including the famous Appalachian Trail, approximately 2,184 miles long. The A.T. was “Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers”, as stated on the National Park Services website. The trails path runs along the Appalachian Mountains and through 14 different states stretching from Maine to Georgia. The formation of the trail went through several stages beginning with Benton MacKaye’s idea and planning of a super trail in late 1921. A committee was formed, followed by a conference which years later became the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The A.T. is a great trail to hike for the courageous individuals that are looking for a great time and adventure.
From the above talk it can be inferred that in an administration related business as if there should arise an occurrence of a lodging the need of instruction and preparing can't be overlooked. The premise of a solid and steadfast client base that is fulfilled and content with the administrations, there is a need to give appropriate and methodical preparing to the staff individuals ideal from the front work area representatives to the business constrain o the friendliness work environment. Administrators are likewise required to be prepared on an alternate front to obtain some exceptional abilities required to be fruitful in cordiality work environment which is portrayed with high steady loss rate and low occupation fulfillment among representatives. PCs can be utilized as a productive and minimal effort medium of giving preparing to representatives of a lodging. Be that as it may, there is a need to introduce reasonable hardware according to the planned preparing program to make the entire framework moderate notwithstanding for a little scale benefit situated
A physical journey occurs as a direct result of travelling from one place to another over land, sea or even space. The physical journey can occur individually or collectively, but always involves more than mere movement. Instead physical journeys are accompanied by inner growth and development, catalysed by the experiences and the decisions that impact the outcome of the journey. These journey concepts and the interrelationship between physical and emotional journeys is exemplified in the text; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, the children’s book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and the film Stand By Me directed by Rob Reiner.
The hospitality industry in the United States is large, complex and intensely competitive. Within this industry is a segment comprised of hotels and motels, which will be the relevant sector for this marketing plan. To note, the hotel and motel industry in the United States had an estimated value of $137.5 billion as of the end of 2012 (MarketLine, 2012). The industry is forecasted to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% from 2011 to 2016, to attain a value of $179.5 billion (MarketLine, 2012). In this industry, the most lucrative segment is leisure which has a market share of 71.1% (MarketLine, 2012). Sunshine Inn (fictional) is a small independent hotel that operates within the leisure segment of the hotel and motel industry in the United States. It is an adventure-themed hotel situated along the California-Nevada border in order to capture the tourist market for Lake Tahoe. Sunshine Inn has 30 bedrooms and 15 suites and offers specialty home-cooked type meals to guests for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It must be emphasized that the hotel and motel industry is one of the most fiercely competitive in the United States, and in fact, in the world (Johanson & Cho, 2009; Kosarkoska, 2010). Therefore, in order to compete with large hotel chains with five-star hotel rankings, Sunshine Inn will have to depend on strategic approaches, such as effectively targeting and positioning itself in the appropriate market, as well as developing a marketing plan that will promote the unique value propositions that only small, personalized hotels can provide: excellent customer service, customized adventure packages as well as a total customer experience that revolves around enjoyment, fun and discovery. As this marketing plan wi...
The Portman hotel is one of the luxury hotels in the hotel industry. The size of the hotel is relatively small; it has only 348 rooms and 21 floors. The objective of this hotel is to bring Asian hospitality to the US. This hotel is different from other hotel because it offers the services of personal valet and also it had “ no rules for the guests”.
To ensure that each guest receives prompt, professional, friendly and courteous service. To maintain a clean, comfortable and well maintained premises for our guests and staff. To provide at a fair price - nutritional, well-prepared meals - using only quality ingredients. To ensure that all guests and staff are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. To thank each guest for the opportunity to serve them. By maintaining these objectives we shall be assured of a fair profit that will allow us to contribute to the community we serve.
This essay is the respond to the Local Council Member who has wrong idea about a common archetype of adventure tourist. This misconception based on ignorance of current tourism industry, could potentially be a dangerous for local economy and development. The local authority must be well informed about present conditions with the tourism market, before they will make a far reaching decisions about the development direction in this industry. Currently, there are many organisations whose monitoring an international tourism business and this knowledge supposed to be good use for our common good.
...ded once they see that the sales will be increasing and tips will be larger. Good staff will increase good public relations which will result in better business. Marketing a restaurant is the most important part in running a restaurant. If a restaurant is not marketed, no one will know about the restaurant causing it to lose money to operate forcing it to close down. Prices on the menu should always be appealing to the restaurant target market and set towards the products on the menu. It is essential that a restaurant develops its staff to the fullest, for a strong staff creates better sales and the public is pleased .
...ry requirements by the Hotel Association of America. Discuss three main legal and statutory requirements.
As the marketing consultant for a hospitality management company, it is often my responsibility to define target markets for various restaurants and hotels. In fact, I have been tasked with creating a fictional hospitality operation, to utilize as an illustration to define a marketing strategy and target market. In addition, I must identify and analyze the product life cycle of an organization that has been in business for a minimum of twenty-five years.