Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities
- 1st Edition - May 15, 2000
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editors: Hadyn Ingram, Josef Ransley
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 4 0 5 - 9
'Developing Hospitality Facilities' sets out some of the key issues in developing hospitality properties and has a user-friendly approach suitable for students, hospitality… Read more
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Request a sales quote'Developing Hospitality Facilities' sets out some of the key issues in developing hospitality properties and has a user-friendly approach suitable for students, hospitality practitioners and those in related industries.
The book acts as a guide for students and professionals on how to manage hospitality facilities to their best effect, using a model-based insight into the process in an informed, but non-technical way.
With contributions from both academics and practitioners, it looks at design, building issues, operational relationships, providing the hospitality manager with an insight into how these areas work and what they need to know in order to get the best out of them.
The thematic structure takes the student and manager through the whole process of developing a property from concept to conclusion.
The book acts as a guide for students and professionals on how to manage hospitality facilities to their best effect, using a model-based insight into the process in an informed, but non-technical way.
With contributions from both academics and practitioners, it looks at design, building issues, operational relationships, providing the hospitality manager with an insight into how these areas work and what they need to know in order to get the best out of them.
The thematic structure takes the student and manager through the whole process of developing a property from concept to conclusion.
* The only text that bridges the gap between generic and applied texts for students and practitioners in hospitality and tourism.
* Accessible, signposted and reader-friendly with real life case studies and a glossary of technical terms
* Includes forewords from David Michels, Chief Executive of the Hilton Group and David Wood, Chief Executive of the HCIMA.
* Accessible, signposted and reader-friendly with real life case studies and a glossary of technical terms
* Includes forewords from David Michels, Chief Executive of the Hilton Group and David Wood, Chief Executive of the HCIMA.
Undergraduate and postgraduate students of hospitality and tourism degrees.
Hotel and facilities managers and trainees. Architects, designers, professionals in the construction industry, investors, developers, planners and practioners in the hotel and leisure industry worldwide.
Hotel and facilities managers and trainees. Architects, designers, professionals in the construction industry, investors, developers, planners and practioners in the hotel and leisure industry worldwide.
Foreword 1 (David M.C Michels); Foreword 2 (David Wood); Concept - Designing hospitality properties (Josef Ransley & Hadyn Ingram); Development strategy and brand management (Martin Armitstead); Asset management (Arthur de Haast); Planning - The feasibility study: principles and practice (Trevor Ward); Capital investment appraisal (Debra Adams); Legalities (James Dirks); Building - Building design (Graham Seabrook); Building costs (Simon Rawlinson); Construction (Josef Ransley with Peter Davies); Operations - Operational relationships (Nick Johns); Accommodation (Jetske van Westering); Food and beverage developments (Chris Brown and Josef Ransley); Maintenance - International dimensions (Josef Ransley); Maintenance and facilities management (Alexander Dirks); Fortuna Inc: an integrated case study (Josef Ransley & Hadyn Ingram); Conclusions (Josef Ransley & Hadyn Ingram); Glossary of terms; Index.
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 15, 2000
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780080574059
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Hadyn Ingram
Affiliations and expertise
Professor at Revans University, The University of Action Learning, a Director of Clovelly Hotel Consultancy and a Lecturer in Hotel Management at the University of Surrey.JR
Josef Ransley
Affiliations and expertise
Chartered Designer and Hotel Development Consultant, Chairman of SBT Ransley, Visiting Fellow, School of Management Studies, University of Surrey.