Apprentice report at central park hotel corporation

PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF DONG NAI PROVINCE DONG NAI UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY APPRENTICE REPORT AT CENTRAL PARK HOTEL CORPORATION Advisor’s name VO THI MONG THU Student’s name CHU HOANG TUYET A[.]

PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF DONG NAI PROVINCE

DONG NAI UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY

APPRENTICE REPORT

AT CENTRAL PARK HOTEL

CORPORATION

Advisor’s name: VO THI MONG THU

Academic years: 2014 - 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.2 Merchandising

2.3 The outlets and services

2.4 What is our target customer

2.5 Organization and business activities

CHAPTER THREE: CONTENT 3.1 Job Identification 7

3.1.1 Position 7

3.1.2 The key result and essential responsibilities 7

3.1.3 The work relationship 8

3.2 Performance: 3.2.1 Desk jobs……… 8

3.2.2 My working day 11

Result

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CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION 4.1: Summaries

4.2: Lessons learned

4.3: Comments or recommendations

4.4: References

First of all, I would like to express the deepest gratitude to the lecturers ofForeign Language Faculty at Dong Nai University As a student studyingEnglish Language majors, under the dedicated guidance of lecturersbrought during the past four school years Lecturers shared knowledge,experience and skills necessary for me to complete the course and toprepare better to work in the future in the best way In particular, I wouldlike to express our sincere thanks to Mrs Vo Thi Mong Thu, internshipsupervisors, guided and helped enthusiastically during this internship

Besides, I would like to also thank the dedicated guidance of Mr NguyenVan Toan – Front Office Manager, Mr Nguyen Phong Vu – Duty Managerand all of people of Front Office Department and Central Park HotelCorporation was created conditions and helped me to complete the goodwork during the past two months

Because of limited conditions and practice time, so my internship reportcannot avoid shortcomings and certain restrictions I look forward toreceiving comments to make my report better.

Thank you very much!

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION:

Two months at Central Park hotel corporation is not a long time, it’s a short time neither but it’s enough for the different experiences The difference comes from the transferring from a student to a staff The difference is also the feeling of changing the environment, habits, routinesand the people who talks to you every day They are not only your teachers; they are not your friends, but also your colleagues

Because I am still a student, sitting on school’s desks, so how I know the experience of getting a job - like a staff

For students, the internship is very useful You know, students always have the internship before graduation that was really meaning of them For me, this internship is not only an opportunity but also a challenge I could acquaint with practical works and apply my knowledge learned in school into that works And I also accumulated some skills and

experiences to apply for my future job

Hotel business increases the GDP of the region and a country,development contributes to strengthen domestic and foreigninvestment as well

Hotel business contributes positively to the development of exchangesbetween nations and nations in the world Central Park Hotel is the firstand only hotel five stars in Bien Hoa city, to take the lead in hotel business

at this area Beside that, Central Park Hotel has assisted with city moreaesthetic and created conditions of employment for a lot of staffs andworkers

At Central Park Hotel Corporation, my position is Concierge and after thatmove to exactly position is Guest Relation Officer I have two months inhere from April 06.2018 until now During two months working at CentralPark, I have had a lot of valuable experiences, understood more abouthotel services and learnt elaborate take care customer.

II / CHAPTER TWO: OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY.

2.1 / Company Profile:

2.1.1 ) Full Name: CENTRAL PARK HOTEL CORPORATION The

naming concept for Central Park Hotel is inspired of the green and central park nature of Bien Hoa city Since the Central Park Hotel is located to the enormous park in the heart of city, which brings a natural living atmosphere and an immense view from the hotel

2.1.2) Established: April 22, 2011 and Soft Opening: April 26, 2018.

2.1.3) Address: 128/16, Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.

Where is Central Park Hotel located: In the center of the southern key economic region of the development triangle With its geographical location and traffic hub, Bien Hoa is a promising city of wealth and development The city is uniquely blended between natural surroundings and uprising buildings

2.2/ Merchandising

The Central Park Hotel is the first and only five-star hotel in this city, with

195 rooms have city views and 22 floors The type room

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include is: Classic, Premier, Deluxe, Executive, Resident Suite and Presidential Suite (with King bed or Twins bed) All have a suite

bathroom with bathtub, rain shower, sink, toilet and bathroom amenities They offer a mixture of internal garden with or without balconies and one huge terrace on 8th floor

Executive Twins (66.5 m2): they have a comfortable living room area withsofa and have steam room Executive King (Bathtub with two-way glass, allowed see city view) Residence Suites is especially for long staying guests, a built in kitchen more dining options Spacious living area with modern entertainment facilities and study desk

One of that is Presidential Suites (371 m2): Living room with full

kitchen, three bedrooms, one living room for a huge family Separate male and female restrooms and access to a private meeting room

2.3/ The outlets and services: Lobby Lounge, Park Avenue

Restaurant, Central Restaurant, Casino, Discotheque, Sky Bar

The wedding events with four banquet halls with an area of 1,200 m2 andseating up to 1,000 in each Built in state of the art audio and visual technology All have a frontal foyer to host welcome receptions 3rd / 5th

and 7th floor halls can be divided into three lounges have 500 seating

Meeting rooms: Central Park Hotel can accommodate a wide scope of meeting solutions as our packages are tailored made to our guest specificneeds All have state of the art audio and visual equipment and an abundance of natural light

Spa, gym: the guests can take care of their health with access to our state of the art equipment Cardiovascular area will be

overlooking the stunning pool and the weight machines a separate area

to the rear Fell relaxed as circulation in increased and range of

movement is improved A perfect spot to forget one busy lifestyle and truly relax

The room rates are included one breakfast and complimentary pool, gym for guest Besides that, we have service pick up and see off

airport, always assist taxi for guest if they need When guest come to the hotel, they all have the welcome drink and to be welcome

thoughtful

2.4/ What is our target customer: Foreigners (70%) and Vietnamese

(30%) Service customers who are living in Bien Hoa, guest who are staying in Central Park Hotel and other

2.4.1) Foreigners:

Characteristic: experts, managers… who are working in companies, factories, industrial parks in Dong Nai 90% of them come from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore and 10% is from Europe, USA They have a trend to stay in the center of Bien Hoa city for relaxing and entertainment purpose

Expert: Long- term and periodical staying Modern and convenientfacilities short- term staying Entertainment and partner meeting

2.4.2) Vietnamese :

Characteristic: businessmen who are from other provinces: Ha Noi, Western… come to work and work in Bien Hoa city Trend to stay in thecenter of Bien Hoa for relaxing and entertainment purpose

Expert: Short- term staying (one of two nights) Modern and

convenient facilities short- term staying Entertainment Partner

meeting

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Demand for Foreigners and Vietnamese: Staying service, lunch anddinner for meeting Coffee lounge, spa, massage, karaoke, conventionand events.

2.4.3) Local customer:

Characteristic: Young people, middle-aged who are living and

working in Bien Hoa

Expert: Luxurious place for leisure and entertainment Luxury

wedding, friendly service suitable for local and international guests

2.5/ Organization and Business activities

2.5.1) Business activities of each department :

General Manager (GM) : (including General Manager, Secretary, Assistant, Personnel Administration and Training) The headquarters iscoordinating the activities of the hotel Responsible for the working place in the area of self-management

Front Office (FO): is the main department in the hotel, support direct customer To be in charge of procedure check in, check out, transfer service in the hotel, luggage service, office service, wake up call Besidesthat, assistance customer sets tour, answers any question about service

of hotel Responsible for information of customer, also control and payment all of cost of customer The manager: Front Office Manager

The leader is Front Office Director

Housekeeping (HK): To be in charge of hygienic all of areas in the hotel begin from guest room, move to public area, inside and

outside hotel Usually, House Keeping is divided four groups: room staffs, public hygienic staffs, wedding party service staffs and flower arrangement staffs.

The leader is Executive Housekeeper

Reservation & Revenue: To be in charge of receive request booking of customer Besides that, making booking for travel agency, contract for groups that want to check in the hotel (below ten rooms)

The leader is Revenue and Reservation Manager

Food and Beverage (FB): is divided two departments: Kitchen and F&B Service

The leader is Food and Beverage Service Manager

+ F&B Service: restaurant, bar, lounge To be in charge of food service for customer in the hotel, including party, conversation, wedding, ceremony and room service

+ Kitchen: Responsible for input and processing food to be service all of places in the hotel

The leader: Executive Chef

Laundry: To be in charge of laundry, handles all types of fabric

including towels, bed sheets… uniform human resource, clothes of the customer

Engineering: To be in charge of fix, guarantee all of valuable things

in the hotel From furniture in the room, public area to system oflarge machines, provide energy The leader: Chief Engineer

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Security: To be in charge of security in the hotel Including instruction rescue work, fire protection in this area The leader: Security Manager.

Purchasing: To be in charge of purchase, receive purchase order of thedepartment in the hotel about stationery, the items in the guest room,flowers, ……

The leader: Purchasing Manager

Account: Statistics of the cost of guests used in the day, printing of red invoices and confirmation for the companies have been staying in the hotel…

The leader: Chief Account

Human Resources: To be in charge of employee monthly salary

statistics, solving problems of hotel staff, processing vacation

applications, recruiting new personnel, inadequate personnel transfer, holding staff meetings in the company

The leader: Human Resources Manager

Organization Chart:

General Manager : Nguyen Manh Thang

Deputy General Manager

Account

Manager Front Office

3.1.1) Position: Concierge and Guest Relation Officer belong to Front

Office Department Report to Chief Concierge or Duty Manager

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First I worked as a Concierge, but for a while when the company found

me fit in the Guest Relation Officers (GRO), so I was given this position

The overall purpose of the job is responsible for receiving and ensuring correct delivery of guest’s luggage and from rooms, airport & cars; assists all guests with inquiries & requests Make the guest comfort andsatisfaction

3.1.2) The key results and essential responsibilities:

Project a first positive impression of the Hotel to arrival guests byextending a warm welcome and provide any required assistance

Maintain detailed knowledge of all facilities and services offered by the hotel Communicate with Front Office Manager, Chief Concierge, Duty Manager on shift and any other Department for VIP guests to be welcomed at the airport and ensure transpostation are arranged

Be present at all scheduled flight landings and assist incoming guestswith baggage clearance and direct them to transport facilities

Assist departing guests in pre-check in, ticketing and baggage

clearance

Maintain a good relationship with airline personnel, immigration and custom officers

Provide every assistance to passengers

Promote and sell the hotel to arriving guests who do not have

accommodation Maintain appropriate standards of conduct, dress, hygiene, uniform and appearance

Establish and maintain effective employee relations Attend and participates in departmental meetings and training sessions as required

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Conversant with emergency evacuation and fire procedures for relevant department.

Assist all guest all information as their needs and take care VIP’s Guest request Pick up and drop off Guest or VIP’s at the airport if they book hotel service

Prepare show room, some facilities for VIP, birthday or honeymoon room Check all check out guest rooms and guest VIP

3.1.3) The work relationship:

Chief Concierge /Duty Manager

stationery and so on It also help me to assist convenient information about the hotel for guest At the same time, I can help my colleague easily

Corner of my desk and lobby:

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A part oftime, Icheckedemail andsynthesis ofvotesrequired forwhat guestrequest.After that I

assisted

guest timely in the lobby

The Lobby include: Bellman, Reception, Service Center and

Concierge (Guest Relation Officer)

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As I mentioned so far, computer is my best friend as well The

moments that we shared together were:

+ To typing some documentary:

I have to deal with a lot of documents: complimentary request, the list

of guest arrival, the list airport pick up and see off which require yourability to process and solve the problems

+ I also use the computer search for some information to serve my work (the cultural some countries for understand more customer, grave English in the hotel, etc.)

+ All of the information about guest will also be posted to SMILE (the software controlled in the hotel) There are many information about guest (name,nationality, service request, pre-payment or not) and my duties are following up the service request, face and name of guest, especially fastidious guests Because my job involves many other departments Moreover, I have to work exactly at least ninety percent

Besides that, I still have other duties that are also important It is:+Listening complaint guests through telephone:

At Central Park Hotel, it is very important to manage the guest’s

information well, so the phones are also important to use for calling in anynecessary cases My duty is receive all of the calling of guest inside and outside After that, I will type and transfer to other departments or answer almost guest’s question about the opening time of restaurant, pool and gym In some cases, I will call for guest to assist and take care carefully

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