ABSTRACT

Grouped by general topic, this collection of the best "Sales Clinic" columns in Hotel Management written by Howard Feiertag over the course of 35 years provides an abundance of juicy nuggets of tips, tactics, and techniques for professionals and newbies alike in the hospitality sales field. Readers will take a journey down the road of the development of hospitality sales from the pre-technology era (when knowing how to use a typewriter was a must) to today’s reliance on digital technology, rediscovering that many of the old techniques that are still applicable today.

chapter Chapter 1|64 pages

General Managers’ Involvement with Sales

chapter Chapter 2|63 pages

Developing Leads and Prospects for Hospitality Sales

chapter Chapter 3|29 pages

The Working of a Hotel Property Sales Operation

chapter Chapter 4|33 pages

Techniques for Increasing Sales

chapter Chapter 5|56 pages

Working with Group Markets

chapter Chapter 6|26 pages

The Travel Agent and the Leisure Travel Market

chapter Chapter 7|34 pages

Sales Planning and Sales Calls

chapter Chapter 8|56 pages

Hospitality Sales Training

chapter Chapter 9|30 pages

The Negotiation Process in Sales

chapter Chapter 10|22 pages

Attributes of Successful Salespersons

chapter Chapter 11|81 pages

Helpful Tips for Hotel Sales Staff

chapter Chapter 12|52 pages

Action Plans for Marketing and Sales

chapter Chapter 13|25 pages

Working on Contracts for Groups

chapter Chapter 14|34 pages

Everyone at a Property Is Involved in Sales

chapter Chapter 17|29 pages

HR in Connection with Sales Staff Employment