• City center:Meets the needs of the traveling public for business or leisure reasons
Hotel Name: Palace Hotel
Location: San Francisco, California
Link: http://www.sfpalace.com/
• Resort:
Captured clientele
Hotel Name: Silvermine Beach Hotel
Location: Silvermine Bay, Mui Wo, Lantau Island
Link: http://www.miramar-group.com/en/Our-Businesses/Hotels/Hong-Kong/Silvermine-Beach-Hotel.aspx
• Airport:
Guest mix consists of business, group, and leisure travelers; generally in the 200- to 600-room size and are full-service
Hotel Name: Regal Airport Hotel
Location: Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok,
Hong Kong Link: www.regalairport.com
• Freeway hotel and motel:
A convenient place to stay with reasonably priced
Hotel Name: freeway hotel
Location: Sydney New South Wales 2064, Australia
Link: http://www.freewayhotel.com/html/location.html
•Casino:
Coming into the financial mainstream; casinos make more money from the gaming than from the rooms
Hotel Name: Mirage
Location: Las Vegas
Link: http://www.mirage.com/
Provides facilities and meets the needs of groups attending and holding conventions
Hotel Name: Hilton Americas
Location: Houston, Texas
Link: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/HOUCVHH-Hilton-Americas-Houston-Texas/index.do
•Full-Service:
Offers a wide range of facilities, services, and amenities
Hotel Name: Burj Al Arab
Location: Dubai
Link: http://www.jumeirah.com/hotels-and-resorts/destinations/dubai/burj-al-arab/
• Economy/Budget:
Reasonably sized and furnished rooms without the frills
Hotel Name: USA Hostel Hong Kong
Location: Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Link: http://www.179.hk/Cusac_USA_Hostel_EN.html
• Boutique:
Unique architecture, style, decor, and smaller in size
Hotel Name: Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong
Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong
• Extended-Stay:
Majority of guests are long term
Hotel Name: Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees
Location: 199 Kowloon City Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Link: http://www.harbour-plaza.com/en/accommodation.aspx?hotel_id=hp8d§ion_id=acco&subsection_id=studio-suite&path=studio-suite
•All-Suite Extended-Stay:
Hotel Name: Conrad
Location: Hong Kong
Link: http://conradhotels1.hilton.com/
•Condotel:
Combination of hotel and condominiumHotel
Name: New Kuta Condotel Bali
Location: Bali
Link: http://hotel.newkutacondotelbali.com/
•Mixed-Use:Hotel that may also have residencesHotel
Name: Pazhou Hotel and Mixed-use Development
Location: Guangzhou
Link: http://www1.aedas.com/Asia/PazhouExhibitionCenter
• Bed & Breakfast:
Accommodations with the owner, who lives on the premises or nearby, providing a clean, attractive accommodation and breakfastHotel Name : B&B Cheung Chau
Location: Cheung Chau
Link: http://www.bbcheungchau.com.hk/
Part Two: Unusal Hotels
1. The Ice Hotel–Hotel Name: ICEHOTEL
–Location: Icehotel, Marknadsvägen 63, 981 91 Jukkasjärvi, SWEDEN
–Link: http://www.icehotel.com/
Winter activities
ICEHOTEL offers a variety of exciting adventures in Jukkasjärvi, Lapland and northern Norway between Dec 10th 2010 and April 24th 2011. Join us on a snowmobile tour across the winter wonderland or try ice sculpting, dog sledding or experience Sami culture.
Snowmobile toursThe wilderness around Jukkasjärvi is a landscape without roads. Our four-legged local transport can forge its own paths over the expanses of white snow. Experience the dream-like sensation of being close to everything – animals, snow and nature – with yourself in the center of it all.
Skiing & snow shoes
Björkliden Fjällby has real mountains for real skiers and meter deep natural snow. The winter season starts in early February and ends in mid May. The vertical drop is up to 538 metres which is the third highest in Sweden.
Sami culture
When you come to Jukkasjärvi in Sweden, you also come to Sápmi - the Sami people's own name of their land. The Sami (lappish people) that lives here speak their own language and have their own culture.
Arctic Trail snowmobile safari
Explore the landscape of Sami culture in Lapland. Travel along the ancient trails of this aboriginal people, through the forest and over the mountains. Come along on an unusual and fascinating snowmobilesafari, far off the beaten path.
Driving adventures
Northern Light tours
Come along on the search for the Northern Lights and enjoy a true winter experience. In the northern hemisphere, in the so-called Aurora oval, Northern Lights can be seen almost every clear night. In Sweden the Aurora oval usually at Kiruna's latitude, so the chances to see the Northern Lights are probably the best in the world.
Esrange Space Center
Esrange Space Center, the Swedish Space Corporation’s (SSC) site, is an international center for space and environmental research and located 45 km outside of Kiruna.
Ice sculpting
A must for visitors to ICEHOTEL. The material – the crystal-clear ice – is plentiful around Jukkasjärvi in both summer and winter. ICEHOTEL artists introduce you to the magical world of ice sculpting using special ice implements and with professional guidance.
Summer activities
The summer in Lapland is intense. The sun sparks to life and burns for 100 days and nights without setting, melting snow and ice and transforming the countryside into a vibrant green. The nights are as bright as the days. Welcome to experince summer in Jukkasjärvi from June 10th to August 22nd 2010.
Adventures under the Midnight SunThe period from early June to late July, is like one long day north of the Arctic Circle. The sun never reaches the horizon, it is visible even at midnight, which is called the Midnight Sun. Sleep is irrelevant and your energy reserves are almost unlimited. Take advantage of it. Experience nature at night - when all the excitement happens.
Hunting & fishing
Lapland offers amazing opportunities for exciting hunting in spectacular wilderness. Lapland has Europe’s largest bull moose as well as excellent populations of ptarmigan, capercaillie, grouse and black grouse. As well as some of the most well-renowned fishing waters where char, grayling and salmon swim side by side.
River rafting & canoe
Since the 70's, ICEHOTEL has arranged adventures for tourists during summertime where river rafting being the number one activity. Rafting has something for everyone, young or old, timid or brave.
Sami culture
When you come to Jukkasjärvi in Sweden, you also come to Sápmi - the Sami people's own name of their land. The Sami (lappish people) that lives here speak their own language and have their own culture.
Driving adventures
The ice awaits, the engine is revving, the snow flying. To sit behind the wheel of a car or four-wheel ATV, stepping on the gas and drive over ice, snow, land and forest, is a real adrenaline rush. It is also a learning experience, you practice mastering motor vehicles on challenging terrain. In addition, you can compete against your friends - which one of you is the most skilled driver?
Moose, reindeer & horse
In our neck of the woods, there are plenty of reindeer and moose. Chances to meet them during our tours are very good, whether you travel by snowmobile or on horseback. On our Sami activities you can meet and feed domesticated reindeers, or why not try driving a reindeer sled on your own?
Esrange Space Center
Esrange Space Center, the Swedish Space Corporation’s (SSC) site, is an international center for space and environmental research and located 45 km outside of Kiruna.
Courses
We hold a range of courses on life in the woods and in the mountains, team building and leadership development. Our popular ice sculpting classes are available both winter and summer and this year we have added many more interesting and inspirational courses to our repertoire.
Summer conferences and events
As a destination management company, we strive to offer you the best our surroundings, summer and winter. Get inspired buy our suggestions, such as whale safari, experiencing the Midnight Sun and exploring the mountain scenery.
Motorcycle adventure tours
This summer you can rent your own exclusive Victory, 1700cc, and ride on some of Northern Europe's most beautiful roads. ICEHOTEL and Polaris Industries offer a completely new and unique motorcycle package including accommodation. Join us at Victory Road and experience the mountains, fjords, lakes and waterfalls of Lapland, Lofoten or North Cape.
2. The Treetops Hotel
–Hotel Name : Hotel Treetop- THEKKADY
–Location: Hotel Treetop, Thekkady, Idukki Dist , Kerala , Pin 685 536
–Link: http://www.hoteltreetop.com/
recreation out
Water Safari:
Treetop offers you something superb as this:
"a wonderful chance to observe wild life in their natural habitat up close from the safety of your boat- at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, located close by."
Trekking:
Through the forests, with guides, to neighbouring coffee, tea & spice plantations.
•The Underwater Hotel
–Hotel Name : Jules Underwater Hotel
–Location: Key Largo Undersea Park, Key Largo, Florida
–Link: http://www.jul.com/
Part Three: Franchising, Management contract and Vacation ownership
Franchising
"Franchise” is a word derived from French that literally means independence or privilege.
Franchising is a strategy appointed by businesses to grow in the market. Franchising allows a number of independent units to share dependency and brand name of a particular company in the market. This indicated the franchises are not exactly independent companies but are representing the original company in an independent manner.
This allows the company to have a major share in the market in form of these franchises as well as direct company branches and offices, thus allowing the company to dominate in the market.
It is currently estimated that 65% of hotels in the world are franchised.
There are several compelling reasons to join a hotel franchise some of which include:
- the leadership and expertise of an executive team with a sound knowledge of the hotel industry,
- an international reservation delivery system,
- national and international advertising, marketing and promotion, name recognition, brand loyalty, training programs for staff and upper management, standardized operational procedures and national purchasing programs.
These are a few of the benefits one can take advantage of by joining a hotel franchise.
Hotel franchising is neither cheap nor easy, it requires plenty of start up or working capital to join a hotel franchise and have to adhere to the sometimes strict polices that a franchisor can enforce with regards to sanitation, hygiene and staff management.
Franchising indicates the company already has a good standing and wishes to expand. So the customer base is already built and the franchising should have no problems even during the initial stages. This will ensure good business right from the start and ensure that the franchiser feels motivated by the response.
Also, franchises can attain growth fairly quickly compared to the regular businesses. This is because there is no limit to the number of franchises that can rise under a particular company.
Examples:
-The Sheraton
- The Hilton
- Ritz Carlton
-The Sheraton
- The Hilton
- Ritz Carlton
Management Contract
Management contracts involve not just selling a method of doing things (as with franchising) but involves actually doing them. A management contract can involve a wide range of functions, such as technical operation of a production facility, management of personnel, accounting, marketing services and training.
In Asia, many hotels operate under management contract arrangements, as they can more easily obtain economies of scale, a global reservation systems, brand recognition etc. It is not unusual for contracts to be signed for 25 years, and having a fee as high as 3.5% of total revenues and 6-10% of gross operating profit.
Examples:
- Louvre Hôtels
- Common Wealth Hotel- Marriott International Corporation
- Marco Polo
Vacation Ownership
From its beginnings in the French Alps in the late 1960s, vacation ownership has become the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. travel and tourism industry, increasing in popularity at the rate of nearly 16 percent each year since 1993.
Today, more than five million households own vacation intervals at nearly 5,000 resorts located in 110 countries. Vacationers around the world are turning to resorts as their preferred travel destination, with timeshare owners hailing from 174 countries. North America remains the global leader with nearly half of all the resorts and more than two million owners. Europe is the second most dominant region, with over 750,000 owners worldwide and more than 1,300 resorts. Timeshare resorts are found across the globe in popular vacation areas near beaches, rivers and lakes, mountains and even major cities.
By locking in the purchase price of accommodations, vacation ownership helps to assure future vacations at today's prices at luxurious resorts with amenities, service and ambiance that rival any of the world's top rated vacation destinations. Through vacation exchange programs, timeshare owners can travel to other popular destinations around the world. With unparalleled flexibility and fully equipped condominiums, which offer the best in holiday luxury, vacation ownership puts consumers in the driver's seat, allowing vacationers to plan and enjoy vacations which suit their lifestyle.
Vacation ownership is one of the most evolving and profitable sectors in the hospitality and leisure industry. A sector once dominated by private developers selling one-week fee intervals, now includes publicly-traded hospitality companies actively developing a full range of offerings at different price points in resort and urban destinations.
Examples:
- Hilton Grand Vacations Club
- Marriott Timeshare Resort (Marriott Vacation Club)
- Four Season Timeshare Resort (Four Season Residence Club)
- Disney Timeshare Resort (Disney Vacation Club)
- Hyatt Vacation Club Resorts (Hyatt Vacation Club)
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