LODGING

and

ACCOMMODATION

Part 1

PREPARED BY:Ma'am L.

ACCOMODATION AND THE

TOURISM PRODUCT

Accommodation seeks to serve visitors other than day-trippers.

The quality and range of accommodation available will both reflect and influence the range of visitors to a location.

Accommodation plays an important role in the overall economic contribution in tourism.

According to Medik and Ingram (2000)

“Hotel plays an important role in most countries in

providing faciities for the transaction of

business, for meetings and conferences, for

recreation and entertainment... in many

areas hotels are important attraction for visitors who bring them

spending power and who tend to spend at a

higher rate than they do when they are at home”

The Accommodation product comprises:

>>> location>>> facilities>>> service>>> image>>> price

DEFINING THE ACCOMMODATI

ON SECTOR

1. Hotel• The most significant and visible sub-sector

• Provides the greatest total employment in global terms & accounts for the highest level of receipts

3 Major Operating Models1. Hotel companies may

own and operate the hotels that are marketed under their name or they may have a part equity stake in the property.

2. The hotel may be owned and operated by a franchise partner.

3. The hotel company may manage the property on behalf of an owner

PAN PACIFIC SUITES PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE

PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD

MANDARIN ORIENTALMARINA MANDARIN

BURJ-AL-ARAB

EMIRATES PALACE HOTEL

>> 5 kg of pure edible gold is used per year for decoration mainly on desserts.>> 8 escalators and 102 elevators, with a maximum capacity up to 55 persons per elevator.>> Marble imported from 13 countries across the world.>> 12 external fountains and 8 indoor water features.>> 1002 chandeliers, the largest weighing 2.5 tonnes.>> 8000 trees set in landscaped gardens.>> 2 wall display carpets, handmade in Thailand, weighing 1 tonne each.

Emirates Palace offers the world’s most expensive one million dollar tailor made suite holiday.

2. Guest houses, bed and breakfasts,

farmhouse accommodation, inns

• Common characteristics will include offering accommodation plus some food and beverage in a small, family-style environment.

• Farmhouse accommodation is a central component in the growing international agri-tourism movement.

WITCOMB FARMHOUSE

Maine B&B

3. Campus accommodation

>>> Includes facilities that are used both within and outside the tourism sector

>>> Trend is towards upgrading facilities

>>> Most campus accommodation is used on a semi-permanent basis by students

Dublin City University

4. Self-catering accommodation>>> accommodation with

additional recreational areas and

the facility to prepare food on a personal basis

>>> frequently adapted from

normal residential use.

5. Time-shareA form of period-

constrained self-catering, holiday home ownership, which provides additional benefits to owners in the form of possible access to similar properties in resorts throughout the world through exchange consortia.

WORLDMARK RESORTS

6. Youth Accommodatio

n>>> Young Men’s Christian

Association (YMCA)>>>Young Women’s

Christian Association (YWCA)

>>>Have moved from offering simple, frequently dormitory-style accommodation to providing greater comfort

7. Camping and Caravan

Sites>>> In the form of

tents, caravans or trailers

>>> Restricted in terms of space and privacy

8. Medical Facility

Accommodation>>> Not normally seen

as part of the tourism industry

>>> Hybrid of a luxury hotel and a nursing home

>>> Integrated medical treatment and hotel accommodation

HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST MEDICAL

CENTER

9. Cruise Liners and

Ferries>>> Designed to offer

comfort, facilities and service comparable to that of equivalent resort hotels.

>>> ideal for long-distance passenger liners

10. Trains and Aircraft

>>> Has the natural constraints of space.

11. Visiting Friends and

Relatives>>> Commercial

accommodation providers are utilized, although the payment will be made by the host family rather than the visitors

>>> economic contribution to a community or region may be limited.