Understanding Resorts
Some leisure travelers prefer a relaxed, quiet environment. This type of resort often cater to newlywed couples celebrating their honeymoon. Children are not allowed on the property.
What is an Adults-only resorts
Clubs that are located in downtown office buildings and cater to business clientele. These clubs serve three meals daily and have a bar or lounge area open between meal service.
What is Dining clubs?
Who provides a vision for the club and reviews and enacts policies that help better the club?
Board of directors
Activity in which people play games of chance or skill for money.
What is gambling?
Occurs in a gaming establishment when a person keeps track of all cards dealt.
What is Card counting?
Which hospitality and tourism sector is referred to as a “destination within a destination”?
Resort
A one-time payment made to join a club.
What is initiation fee?
Employee who oversees the day-to-day operations of the club?
Club manager
A place where people play games of chance or skill for money.
What is a casino?
A gaming control board, or some type of regulatory body that oversees the gaming industry within a state.
What is gaming commission?
The mandatory fee added to a guest’s folio for each night they spend at the resort.
What is a Resort Fee
Monthly or annual payments that grant members access to a club and its amenities.
What is membership dues?
Rules or guidelines that explain how an entity conducts business.
What is Bylaws?
Which type of casino is free-standing or located within a resort?
Land-based
Gambling operations on tribal land in the United States where, because these areas have tribal sovereignty, states have limited control.
What is Tribal gaming?
A special service provided by resort staff “turns down” the bed linen in the room, tidy the room, restock supplies.
What is a turn-down service
Clubs that are located in suburban areas and feature golf and/or tennis facilities.
What is Country clubs?
Can help club to generate extra revenue. There are times when non-members are allowed to a private club.
Club Events
The person in charge of a gaming table at a casino?
Who is croupier?
Which department in a casino is usually more highly trained than the comparable department in a hotel?
Security
Market segment - such as business travelers or families - that a property identifies as having good potential, and at which marketing activities are aimed.
What is Target Markets
Are not open to the general public and require a membership; frequently offer exclusivity and social status. Usually, people join this because they are interested in a private experience.
Club
This employee works to recruit and retain members, also processes applications and renewals and assists with member relations.
Who is the membership coordinator?
It is a tactic casinos use in the hope that guests will “lose track of time” while spending money gambling and on food and beverages.
Most casinos do not have windows or clocks in public view.
Why do gaming establishments not allow guests to use credit cards?
To limit overspending by guests