Demonstrate knowledge of accommodation, land and water transportation/Activities/Hotel Chains and Consortiums

Objective
Students can identify accommodation chains and/or consortiums in terms of world regions in which they are represented

Activity
1. In your own words explain what "hotel chains/consortiums" are

2. Please provide 4 examples - 3 international and 1 domestic and where they are located

3. Provide two advantages of this type of operation

4. Provide two disadvantages

For discussion:

When your completing this activity take the opportunity to:


 * Look at who runs the organisation eg. is it a family chain, or owned by a company
 * Where is the head office?
 * Where are the new hotels being built?
 * Are there areas in the world where there are few hotel chains - why?

Support Materials

 * The Hilton Chain