Internship Organization History
Hotel InterContinental San Francisco is under the InterContinental International Group, which is a multinational chain of hotels located in Europe, Asia, South Pacific, and North America, for 60 nations. InterContinental Hotels began its operations in 1946 as the hotel founded by Pan-American World Airlines. Since its inception, the hotel primarily targets customers for leisure and business purposes. With an added advantage of a flexible transportation system, Hotel InterContinental San Francisco also provides deluxe guest rooms, hospitable services, furnished conference facilities, and accommodations. Currently, Hotel InterContinental San Francisco is among the first choice for both local and international business and leisure tourists. President Obama is being invited as an important guest in this hotel for four times.
InterContinental Hotel San Francisco was opened on February 2008. This hotel has the best location of hotel in San Francisco hotels. It locates near Union Square, where is the center of San Francisco city and very convenient for people of traveling with many attractions; it is also near SoMa district, where is near convention center just walk less than 5 minutes between hotel and convention center, and very convenient for people who will attending business conventions. This hotel is located at 888 Howard Street in San Francisco, and one block to Moscone Convention Center where locates in downtown San Francisco. The guests will satisfy with this location because it will provides more to the guests with many attractions and activities in San Francisco and they will enjoy the best of environment because of this location. The hotel has 33 floors high with 550 rooms with it...
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...ing, and marketing. The hotel should organize a number of sales personnel with advanced communication skills to market the hotel’s potential. Universities should prepare students adequately for the challenges ahead. Some of the issues in which the students need preparation include dress code, listening and communication skills, and the need to have confidence. The university’s supervisor should also advise the students on the expectations of the organizations they are joining.
Works Cited
Hotel InterContinental San Francisco. Welcome to Hotel InterContinental San Francisco. 2014. Web. 16 March. 2014. .
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Figure 1 In-Door Swimming Pool
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Figure 2 Health club equipment
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Figure 3 suite
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Figure 4 Presidential Suit
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