ABSTRACT

'Developing Hospitality Facilities' sets out some of the key issues in developing hospitality properties and has a user-friendly approach suitable for students, hospitality practitioners and those in related industries.

The book acts as a guide for students and professionals on how to manage hospitality facilities to their best effect, using a model-based insight into the process in an informed, but non-technical way.

With contributions from both academics and practitioners, it looks at design, building issues, operational relationships, providing the hospitality manager with an insight into how these areas work and what they need to know in order to get the best out of them.

The thematic structure takes the student and manager through the whole process of developing a property from concept to conclusion.

chapter 1|4 pages

PART 1: CONCEPT

chapter 1|17 pages

Designing hospitality properties

chapter 2|15 pages

Development strategy and brand management

chapter 3|16 pages

Asset management

chapter 2|4 pages

PART 2: PLANNING

chapter 5|16 pages

Capital investment appraisal

chapter 6|17 pages

Legalities

chapter 3|4 pages

PART 3: BUILDING

chapter 7|22 pages

Building design

chapter 8|26 pages

Building costs

chapter 9|20 pages

Construction

chapter 4|4 pages

PART 4: OPERATIONS

chapter 10|16 pages

Operational relationships

chapter 11|13 pages

Accommodation

chapter 12|19 pages

Food and beverage developments

chapter 5|4 pages

Maintenance

chapter 13|18 pages

International dimensions

chapter 14|14 pages

Maintenance

chapter 15|10 pages

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