Introduction The MGM Grand hotel and casino is located on the Las Vegas strip in Paradise, Nevada. MGM Grand is the world’s second largest hotel by number of rooms and the largest hotel in the United States. The 30rd floor resort includes five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls along with a large convention center, spas, numerous shops, night clubs, restaurants, sporting events, and the largest casino that occupies 171,500 square feet. Today, MGM Grand includes four towers with more than 6,200 guest rooms, casino space with 2,100 slot machines and 165 game tables ( vault). When MGM Grand opened originally the intentions were to create a destination hotel right on the strip that was family friendly but the facts showed poor results. MGM went into a major renovation, appealing to more mature clientele and revamped their name to “Maximum Vegas” referring to the vast amount of activities offer to guests. The issue MGM Grand follows the American Hotel and Motel Association (AHMA), therefore meeting the needs of all guests with the utmost importance and …show more content…
Today, Nevada has the strictest sprinkler and life safety requirements. The law now states that any building over 55 feet requires to be equipped with a fire-sprinkling system, updated construction codes, and employees to have emergency training skills. MGM Grand has made strides since the fire of 1980 and developed a strict preparation for a safer community, employee’s development training, and fire prevention. The MGM Grand installed a $5 million fire-safety system along with other safety equipment. The new system was able to monitor 1,900 locations throughout the hotel and automatically activate up to 1,000 different life-safety functions to halt the spread of fire or smoke and help guide hotel occupants to safety (lvstriphis). The most significant addition was the sprinkler
At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they encountered numerous people leaving the premises admidst the cries of “fire”. The chief in charge immediately ordered that a third alarm be sounded from Alarm Box 1521 which the alarm was received by fire alarm headquarters at 2223 hrs. A civilian sent an alarm that was received at 2220 by fire alarm headquarters. As soon as the chief in charge realized that the immediate problem was one of rescue he ordered that a fourth alarm (received at 2224) and a fifth alarm (received at 1102) be sent. The apparatus responding was comprised of 25 engine companies, 5 ladder companies, 1 water tower company, 1 rescue company and various other apparatus. 18 hose steams for cooling purposes and three ladders were utilized (located at Piedmont, Broadway, and Shawmut for venting operations).
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My group previously visited the Sheraton Hotel for our first interview with the front desk manager and it went very well. We decided to keep with the same hotel for our next interview, but due to a last-minute cancellation from the housekeeping manager we were not able to complete the interview. Due to this situation, I will be talking about a whole different hotel - G6 Hospitality. The name G6 Hospitality refers to the hotel brands – Motel 6 and Studio 6. I chose to G6 Hospitality because it is a well-known company that I wanted to know about more in-depth. From all my research, I have gained a lot of insight on what G6 Hospitality is all about.
In 2009 one of MGM’s largest projects, City Center, opened in December which included Vdara, Aria, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel/Residence. Over the decades MGM Resorts International has made numerous strategic plans and moves. MGM Resorts International just recently introduced their new project, the T-Mobile Arena and the new innovative Top Golf.
Everyone knows that the potential exists for a residential fire, but no one thinks it will ever happen to them. Helaine Greenberg points out that "Residential fires are an epidemic in the United States. Each year more than 500,000 residential fires result in approximately 5,000 deaths and 21,000 injuries" (Greenberg 1). Obviously, residential fires occur a lot more frequently than one may think. As the cliché states, the proof is in the pudding. Statistics do not lie. Many more residential fires occur than most may believe. Based on Helaine Greenberg's statistics, roughly 71 people are killed or injured by residen...
All the necessary precautionary equipment will be installed i.e, the fire extinguishers, exit place, first aid medical equipments, in and out security plans and installing CCTV cameras, just in order to evade any calamity
The aim of proposed business is to provide quality services and good experience of hotel to the large number of tourists. The business will make both the company and the client happy because the core feature of the business is to provide best and cost-effective services and products to the person who needs it. This will also help is generating a high amount of revenue, which is one of the main ...
Hilton Worldwide is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 94 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company’s portfolio of ten world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,000 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 665,000 rooms in 90 countries and territories, including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.
Bellagio Casino Resort (BCR) is located in Las Vegas widely recognized as one of the premier casino in the world. They put in place different tight control devices in the organization for effective and efficient running of the organization.
(2) High-end brand hotel groups, such as the Kaiyuan Group, Hyatt Group, Marriott Group, Shangri-La Hotel Group, etc. Their hotel brands are mainly positioned in high-end five-star, four-star, and conduct business in luxury business, comprehensive conference, high-end vacation, and boutique theme hotels.
The Atlantis resort is a casino and water park located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. The resort officially opened in 1998, it’s Coral and Beach towers opened as the Trump Plaza. After the Royal towers were built the name of the resort changed to Atlantis. Later the Coral and Beach towers were refurbished to match the theme of the Royal towers. A 600-suite luxury hotel was opened on March 28, 2007, called The Cove Atlantis. The Reef Atlantis, another tower with 497 rooms, opened December 19, 2007. Another accommodation Atlantis offers is the Harborside Resort (Fig. 1). Accomodations
The general manager of the hotel is responsible for the overseeing of the hotel and the staff. This person is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the hotel. They are liable for organizing, planning, budgeting, directing and the financial management of all the hotel services. A general
Active Fire Protection: Includes manual or automatic detection of fire, the use of fire and smoke alarms, firefighting
House fires are a daily occurrence. In fact, on average, 7 people die in house fires in the U.S. alone. [1] You can prevent house fires by checking faulty wiring, making sure your stove is turned off, and checking to make sure heated beauty products are unplugged among other things. However, sometimes attempting to prevent fires isn’t enough and they occur anyway. Despite this, there are many ways that people can ensure their survival in the unfortunate case of a fire. For example, having fire sprinklers installed in your home, having a fire alarm, and using fire extinguishers.
Other important players include Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International (2Statisctics portal).The below list gives top hotel chain on the