Etc Project Requirements Project For Hospitality

You would love to work for a particular hospitality company, and you will tell the class all about it. Share

with the class everything that you have learned about your company: history, its inception, founders,

owners, managers, partners, organizational structure, products, services, vision, mission statement,

service philosophy, market base, customer base, demographics of employees, customers, location, sales

volume, challenges, growth areas, etc….

Project Requirements

1

.

Written essay research report about the company

a.

5-6

pages, single spaced, Arial font, 12-point, 1-inch margins

b.

Make sure to list your research references

2.

Oral presentation of your PowerPoint presentation to the class

Oral Presentation and PowerPoint slides:

Present your company information to the class in PowerPoint

format.

Consider the following points

while introducing and “selling’ your company (this is not an all inclusive

list—you may think of more):

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Brief company history

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Why did you select this company?

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Type of business

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Location(s)

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Is it local, national or global?

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What is the organizational structure? How many departments are there?

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Who are the owners, their job titles, and what is their role in the company?

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How many employees work there?

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Are they profitable?

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Who are the target markets, clients, customers, or guests?

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What do they serve or do?

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What distinguishes them from others in terms of service and quality?

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What kind of management or leadership do they employ?

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Who is the competition?

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What is the potential for the future?

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What are their operational challenges?

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Is there something unique about this company that makes it special?

Be CREATIVE

and have some fun with this project! The formats suggested above are not a cookie cutter

formula for presenting the information. You may think of creative, yet professional ways to present the

above information to the audience with other media such as photos, videos or audio.

Useful hospitality industry online resources to research information, careers, current

events:

Information websites for hospitality/hotels:

http://www.ahla.com/

http://hotelbusiness.com/main.php

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/index.html

http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/

http://www.hotelresource.com/

http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/

http://ehotelier.com/

http://www.hotelsmag.com/

http://www.hotelinteractive.com/home.aspx

http://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/

Information websites for restaurants:

http://nrn.com/

http://www.restaurant.org/Home

http://www.qsrmagazine.com/

http://www.fastcasual.com/

http://www.restaurantnewsresource.com/

http://www.hsmai.org

http://www.restaurantinformer.com/

http://openmenu.com/industry/

http://www.newser.com

Information websites for travel and tourism:

http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/

http://www.traveldailynews.com/

http://industry.visitcalifornia.com/

http://www.wttc.org/

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com

http://www.eturbonews.com/

http://www.travelpulse.com/news.html

http://www.wtmlondon.com/

Hospitality and general careers search websites:

http://cacareerbriefs.com

http://www.monster.com/

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobs/Keyword/Hospital…

http://www.careers.org/

http://www.hotelcareer.com/

http://www.hcareers.com/

http://www.hospitalityonline.com/

http://www.hospitalityjobsite.com/

http://www.ihirehospitality.com/

http://www.ehospitalityjobs.com/

http://www.ehsrestaurantmanagementjobs.com/

http://www.beyond.com/communities

This project I chose Icloud Luxury Resort & Hotel

This is the website: http://www.icloudhotel.com.tw/english/about.html