Hotel Terms and Acronyms
Hotel Math
Hotel Sales Terms and Acronyms
General Hospitality
Fun Facts and Miscellaneous
100

What does ADR stand for?

Average Daily Rate

100

Total Revenue: $4,403

Number of Rooms Sold: 37

Number of Rooms Available: 50

What is the ADR?

$119

$4,403 (total revenue) divided by 37 (rooms sold)

100

LNR

Local Negotiated Rate

100

The acronym PMS stand for?

What is the Property Management System

100

True or false:

The Leisure and Hospitality industry is the 3rd largest employer in the United States

True! 

As of June 2023

200

What does RevPAR stand for?

Revenue per available room

200

Total Revenue: $4,403

Number of Rooms Sold: 37

Number of Rooms Available: 50

What is the RevPAR?

$88.06

$4,403 (Total Revenue) divided by 50 (Number of rooms available)

200

CNR

Corporate Negotiated Rate

200

What is the 10 and 5 rule in Hospitality

When customers are 10 feet away from you, use a non-verbal greeting such as a smile or a wave. When customers are 5 feet away from you, greet them verbally.

200

What is the international symbol of Hospitality?

Pineapple

300

What is the formula to find ADR?

Total Room Revenue divided by number of rooms sold

300

Total Revenue: $13,888

Number of Rooms Sold: 112

Number of Rooms Available: 120

What is the ADR?

$124

$13,888 (total revenue) divided by 112 (rooms sold)

300

SMERF

Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal

300

What is an open ended question & Give an example

what are questions that cannot be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no'

300

How many Hotels Hawkeye has in MN

What is 11

400

What is the formula to find RevPAR?

Total revenue divided by number of rooms available

400

Total Revenue: $13,888

Number of Rooms Sold: 112

Number of Rooms Available: 120

What is the RevPAR?

$115.73

$13,888 (total revenue) divided by 120 (total rooms available)

400

Name one example for each segment of the SMERF acronym.

Social: Wedding Blocks, Family Reunions, Bachelorette/Bachelor Parties, Etc.

Military: Military Training or Reunions, Veteran Events, Etc.

Educational: School Trips, College Conferences, Educational workshops, etc.

Religious: Mission Trips, church retreats, religious festivals, etc.

Fraternal: Sorority/fraternity trips, formals, etc.

400

What is needed for a successful customer experience

THE HOTEL STAFF MUST FOCUS ON THE GUEST, BY SMILING AND ANTICIPATING THE GUESTS NEEDS.

400

This movie stars Jack Nicholson's who goes mad murderer at the Overlook hotel

What is "The Shining"

500

A hotel is overbooked or experiences unexpected issues that prevent them from accommodating a guest with a confirmed reservation. The hotel relocates the guest to another nearby hotel. What is this called?

Walking a guest

500

I have a 100 room hotel. I sold 68% of the rooms last night at an average rate of $137. What was my RevPAR?

$93.16

I sold 68 rooms at an average rate of $137. This makes my total revenue $9,316.

Formula: $9,316 (total revenue) divided by 100 (total rooms)

500

The activity of searching for something - especially potential customers and clients

Prospecting

500

What does STAR stand for?

What is Smith Travel Accommodations Report

500

Which Ghost Buster was a founder of the St. Paul Saints

Who is Bill Murray?