University Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management

Department of Tourism & Airlines

Subject : Tourism and General Awareness

Code :21TTT208

TOPIC OF PRESENTATION:
UNIT 3 DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
 CONTENT FOR THIS LECTURE

• TYPES OF ACCOMODATION UNITS

The hospitality industry is part of a larger enterprise
known as the travel and tourism industry. The travel and
tourism industry is vast group of businesses with one goal
in common: providing necessary or desired products and
services to travelers.

Hospitality can be termed as a deliberate, planned and

sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual
understanding between an organization and the public
i.e., the business of making and keeping friends, and
promoting an atmosphere of better understanding.
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Hospitality is defined as: Reception and entertainment of guest, visitors
or strangers with liberality and goodwill.

The word hospitality is derived from the Latin word Hospitalitias‘. The
travel and tourism industry can be segregated into five main parts and
further it shows the various sub components of each part.
The hospitality industry consist of lodging and food and beverage
operations – plus institutional food and beverage services which do not
cater to the travelling public.

Lodging operations stand apart from other travel and tourism

businesses since they offer overnight accommodations to their guests.
Many lodging properties provide food and beverage service, recreational
activities and more
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 HOTEL
A hotel is an establishment providing paid accommodation. Hotels used to offer
basic accommodation in the past, but nowadays they mostly provide rooms with
modern facilities, en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioning, a telephone, a TV set, an
Internet connection; a mini-bar including a small refrigerator with drinks and
snacks; often there is a facility for making hot drinks in the room (an electric kettle,
cups, spoons, instant coffee and tea bags, sugar, milk).
Hotels usually have at least one restaurant and a swimming pool and they provide
childcare and conference services.
The quality of the hotel and its services is usually marked by stars according to the
five stars classification.
There have been attempts at unifying the classification system to become a
reliable standard, but still large differences exist in the quality of accommodation,
food and service. Most countries have an official body to set criteria for classifying
hotels
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 MOTEL
• The word is an abbreviation of motor – hotel and the concept
originates from the USA.
• Motels differ from hotels in their location: they are mostly situated
along highways.
• Usually they are in a shape of connected rooms with their doors
facing the parking lot. Sometimes they are a series of small cabins
with a common parking. T
• hey have small reception rooms and not much attention is paid to
the interior of the buildings. Some motels also have restaurants
and dining rooms or even swimming pools.

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 YOUTH HOSTEL
• This is a kind of cheap accommodation for travellers. Guests can
rent a bed or a bunk bed in a dormitory and share a bathroom, a
lounge and possibly a kitchen.
• Private rooms are often available. Besides being cheaper, youth
hostels are also less formal than hotels.
• There is a lot of opportunity to socialize. But they offer less privacy
than hotels, there might be disturbances caused by individual
guests.
• Regadless of their name the hostels are no more intended for young
travellers only. Hostels mostly provide breakfast, some also offer
other meals. Many have shops where guests can buy food.
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 CAMPS
A campsite is a place used for overnight stay outdoors. The campsite can
be: a) an incidentally chosen place (where backpackers or hikers decide
to stop and stay overnight), or b) an area equipped for camping, with
various facilities; it is usually called a campground.
Campgrounds charge a user fee. They might have a few or many
fiacilities, including the following: - fireplaces to build campfires (holes,
enclosures, concrete spots); - pit toilets/flush toilets - bathrooms with
showers and sinks - road access for vehicles - piped potable water - picnic
tables - utility hookups (gas, water, electricity, sewer) - a small
convenience store - wood for cooking and campfires - gravel or concrete
parking pads - garbage cans

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 AN INN
• An inn is an establishment which offers travellers food, drink and
lodging.
• Inns were first established in the Roman times when a lot of roads
were built. At that time inns were also community gathering places.
• Nowadays, they have lost their leading role in tourism, as there are
numerous hotels, restaurants and pubs. Many hotels or bars use the
word »inn« in their names (Holiday Inn).
• The difference among inns, pubs and taverns is becoming less
noticeable. In Europe inns still provide lodgings, whereas the rest of
the facilities stated above do not

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 A GUEST HOUSE
A guest house is a private house converted into a
lodging facility for tourists. Bed and breakfast are
usually offered at guest houses, the owner and his
family often live in another building in the vicinity

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RESORT

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 RESORT
Another accommodation option to stay in is a resort. Resorts tend to be self-
contained and come with all the facilities you need and can often be great
for family holidays.
They can sometimes be located in central places such as close to the local
towns, as well as in more rural and isolated locations, which can be perfect
to just get away from everything and preferred by couple tourists.
•Large pools, sometimes even multiple
•All-inclusive options which can include meals and drinks
•WiFi access
•24-hour reception
•Gym facilities
•Classes such as Water Aerobics
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 SUPPLEMENTARY ACCOMMODATION
It consists of all types of accommodations other than the convention type, it may be described
as premises that provide accommodation but not the other services which are provided by the
hotels. The main distinctive features of supplementary accommodations are:
Standard of comfort is modest as compared to that of a hotel,
They can sell accommodation at a very low price,
There are an informal atmosphere and freedom regarding dress code.
Types of supplementary accommodations are:
• Dharamshalas or sarai,
• Dak bungalows,
• Dormitories,
• Sanatoria,
• Paying guest accommodation,
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 Self-Catered Accommodation
Apartments, cottages, cabins and villas are especially great for longer
stays or if you want to have your own space or cook. Many self-catered
properties come with great furnishings and facilities allowing you to
settle down for as long as you need. Villas in hotter countries might
even come with their own pool allowing you to have your own private
place to relax in the summer sun.

Common features of apartments :

• Modern and well equipped
• Bedroom, kitchen and living spaces
• Sometimes washing machines, WiFi access
• Great for long stays

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