Ever wondered what the person at the front desk is really thinking when checking you into a hotel? I spoke with half a dozen current and former hotel front desk staffers who shared their pet peeves, ...

Never assume the hotel cannot help. Front desk teams usually have far more resources available than most guests realize, and a quick question can unlock unexpected conveniences that make your trip ...

Hotel front desk agents are the first line of customer support in the hospitality industry. They greet customers, assign rooms, schedule meeting halls, accept payment, dole out room keys and ensure ...

WASHINGTON — Some hotels have come up with an even quicker way to get in touch with the front desk than a phone call: a text. About 450 individual hotels, including Hyatt Regency locations, are using ...

The fact that a hotel could fail to be profitable astounds me. Why? The average cost to turn over a room, to keep it operational per day, is between $30 and $40. If you’re paying less than $30 a night ...

The front office of a hotel is perhaps the most important area of the organization. The employees that make up his department are the first and sometimes only representatives of the establishment with ...

The author basically says the best thing you can do when you check into a hotel is to give $20 to $50 to the front desk. This can get you anything from a "free" minibar to upgraded rooms, to all sorts ...

Two bloggers walk into a hotel ... No, that’s not the opening line to a joke. We’re talking about two travelers who picked the same hotel chain — Andaz, a boutique Hyatt property. One stayed at a Los ...

Think you're an easy hotel guest? Here are 16 common habits that may be seemingly harmless but can annoy employees and even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College is running a free, five-week hotel training program starting Wednesday for people interested ...