Corporate Overview
Destination Hotels & Resorts fosters a creative, entrepreneurial and energetic work environment where people come to work and have the opportunity to make personal contributions to the business in which they work. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the organization, while accepting full responsibility and accountability. Your role will be integral to the success of meeting our clients' expectations and the continued growth of the company. We strive to create a work place culture that values family, work life balance, and community. We help develop our associates and provide support for them to be professionally successful and to have future growth opportunities predicated on that success.
We provide the framework and structure you would expect from an industry leading hospitality operator and balance it with a sense of entrepreneurial spirit that defines who we are - freedom from rigid structure, the ability to think without boundaries, a sense of ownership and access to the most sophisticated tools in an environment that is built for success. We seek talented leaders who think independently, are prepared to move beyond implementing someone else's plan and are ready to create their own.
Job Description
Provide prompt, courteous and efficient handling of all requests for guest room reservations, changes, cancellations and information.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
· Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies/service procedures/standards.
· Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment. Use equipment only as intended.
· Anticipate guests' needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests, however busy and whatever time of day.
· Maintain positive guest relations at all times.
· Resolve guest complaints, ensuring guest satisfaction.
· Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned work areas.
· Maintain complete knowledge of:
o All hotel facilities/services, hours of operation.
o All guest room layouts, bed types, decor, appointments and locations.
o Room availability for any given day.
o Restricted dates, rates and room types.
o All room rates, packages and promotions.
o Specific arrangements between hotel and travel agencies, corporate reservations center.
o Entertainment/special events scheduled in the hotel.
· Access all functions of the computer system.
· Set up workstation with necessary supplies and resource materials.
· Answer telephone calls within 3 rings, using correct salutations and telephone etiquette.
· Process all reservation requests, changes and cancellations received by phone, fax, telex, mail, internally and through corporate reservations center or travel agencies.
· Ascertain callers' needs through open-ended questions.
· Describe room accommodations and all amenities.
· Obtain all designated information to book a reservation.
· Accommodate special requests and designate such in system.
· Access guest history records to best service guests; maintain accurate information in guest history files.
· Maximize rate for all reservations.
· Promote and sell holiday and other packages to callers requesting reservations on designated dates.
· Assist callers with dining room reservations and amenity orders.
· Verify availability. Suggest alternate dates for sold-out dates.
· Explain guarantee and cancellation policies to callers; assign confirmation/cancellation numbers and relay such to caller.
· Relay accurate information on transportation arrangements from airport to hotel; input and document such requests.
· Set up proper billing accounts (i.e., room/tax/incidentals, tax exempt, direct/special billing) and process advance deposits.
· Verify all reservation information with caller to ensure accuracy.
· Input correct information into proper fields to inform other departments of pertinent information (i.e., flags, comments, guest message).
· Document all information for manual reservations on designated form.
· Input all manual reservations into the system.
· Obtain approval from Front Desk management for same day reservations on near sell-out dates.
· Process confirmation letters.
· Designate and apply appropriate travel agency commissions.
· Initiate deposit refunds for non-group reservations.
· Refer requests for initial booking of group rooms, banquet or convention requests to the Sales Department.
· Create individual files and group masters with designated information for each group booking received from the Sales Department. Update changes received from Sales.
· Set up group room blocks in the system. Book group reservations against the room block.
· Input group rooming lists.
· Monitor group cut-off dates and review with Sales or group contact.
· Review group resumes and convey all pertinent information in the system to appropriate personnel.
· Monitor and maintain wait lists daily.
· Process requests for mailing brochures, correspondence and package information.
· Compile and maintain information for daily/weekly/monthly reports.
· Review status of assignments and any follow-up action with on-coming Agent.