Buying and Running a Guesthouse or Small Hotel 2nd Edition by Dan Marshall

Buying and Running a Guesthouse or Small Hotel 2nd Edition by Dan Marshall

This book will lead you through the entire process and help you with all the decisions you'll need to make along the way, such as researching your market; setting your objectives and making a plan; finding the right property; cooking and menu planning; dealing with reservations, reception and billing; purchasing and serving delicious food and wine; managing your cash flow and accounts; and creating the WOW factor. Contents: 1. Substantiating the Dream; 2. Which Property and Which Business Format?; 3. Getting Started; 4. Setting Your Standard;5. Reservations and Reception; 6. Food and Beverage; 7. Housekeeping Issues; 8. Marketing and Advertising; 9. Bookkeeping and Financial Aspects; 10. Ancillary Departments; 11.Staffing; Appendix; Index

Dan Marshall provides all the information needed to buy, set up and run a small guesthouse or hotel effectvelyIt is suited to all those seeking a lifestyle change, whether experienced or not in the hotel and catering industry. * Hospitality *

Dan Marshall has been a guesthouse owner and hotelier and the holder of senior management positions in hotel and restaurant companies. After three years with the Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board, he became Supervisor of Training in the faculty of Hotel and Business Administration at the then newly formed Bermuda College. He was also Head of Development at Glion Hotel School in Switzerland before buying and running his own successful guesthouse in Oban, Scotland.

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ISBN 13	9781845282035
ISBN 10	1845282035
Title	Buying and Running a Guesthouse or Small Hotel 2nd Edition
Author	Dan Marshall
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2007-07-27
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.