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TOURISM

School of Tourism

Assignment Briefing Sheet

 

Programme: Foundation Degree in Tourism Level:I
Unit Name:Tourism Industry Environment 2 Unit Tutor:Sophie Banfield
Assignment Marker:Sophie Banfield Word Count:    3000
Assignment Title:Hotel Scenario
Issue date: Submission date:26th August 2014 by12 Noon
Weighting of this assignment:

(as % of total coursework assessment for the unit)

60%

3000 words

 

Details of the assignment task(s) to include:

You work for a large Hotel based in Bournemouth, which has recently conducted an investigation into customer opinions via a questionnaire (See Appendix 1 for the statistical results). In a typical year the number of customers to the Hotel would be approximately 8,000. The investigation was carried out by asking 500 customers to complete the questionnaire over a two-week period in the middle of August. The manager of the Hotel also wishes to make use of some recently produced regional economic data in order to consider future growth programming.  These are given in Appendix 2.

1)     Analyse and evaluate the results set out in Appendix 1 and give your recommendations as to what could be done in relation to customer satisfaction.

2)     Examine the economic data given in Appendix 2 and comment on how they might impact on any development plans the Hotel might be considering in the medium term

APPENDIX 1

  1. Sex of respondent

 

M F

300      200

  1. Age of respondent

 

18-2526-4445-6465+

88             90            120          202

 

  1. How do you rate the room tariffs you were charged?

 

CheapAbout rightToo expensive

300                     102                         98

Q4. How do you rate the service given to you by staff?

 

PoorSatisfactoryGood Very goodExcellent

60               180            100             90             70

 

Q5. How do you rate the products and services of the Hotel?

 

Unsatisfactory      Poor       Satisfactory     Good      Excellent

25                   80               110             105            180

Q6. How far did you travel to reach the Hotel?

 

CategoryRespondents

 

Under 20 miles                   8

20-39 miles                       22

40-60 miles                       60

61-80 miles                       78

81-100 miles                   105

101-150 miles                 130

151-350 miles                   97

 

 

Cross tabulation of sex for answers to Question 5:

RatingSex of respondentsRow total

Male   Female

Excellent                           98         15                    113

Good                                 79         19                      98

Satisfactory                       59         39                      98

Poor                                  42         59                    101

Not satisfactory                 22 68  90

Column total                    300200500

APPENDIX 2: Economic Forecast

2013

(F)

2014

(F)

2015

(F)

Rate of Unemployment  (% working pop) 8 8.5 9
Inflation (% RPI) 4 3.5 4
GDP(% growth forecast) -0.5 1 1.5
Interest rates (% Bank Eng base rate) 1.50 1.75 2.00

 

Comments in relation to each of the assignment criteria / tasks
Criteria: Mark awarded (%)
Subject knowledge and Understanding in relation to the value and use of surveyed customer opinions, the value and use of appropriate statistical techniques in impacting on customer service and the value and use of economic data in relation to future growth plans

 

30
Intellectual skills in relation to analysis and evaluation of the value and use of surveyed customer opinions, the value and use of appropriate statistical techniques in impacting on customer service and the value and use of economic data in relation to future growth plans

 

30
Subject-specific skills in relation to the value and use of surveyed customer opinions, the value and use of appropriate statistical techniques  in impacting on customer service and the value and use of economic data in relation to future growth plans

 

20
Transferable skills: Clear logic in structure of arguments. Clear presentation and

organisation in relation to the report. Harvard Referencing System to be utilised

 

20

 

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