Process domestic and international accommodation/Activities/Hotel Chains and Consortiums

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Objective

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

Assessed as per Unit Standard 18217 Element 1.3

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