MPTH MIDTERMS

• Accommodation


  • The act of accommodating or the state of being accommodated
  • Something that meets a need; a convenience
  • Room and board; lodgings
• Accommodation needs for travelers

  • Sleeping
  • Safety
  • Shelter from cold and rain
  • Place to store luggage
  • Ability to take a shower
• Brief history of accommodation

  1. Early traders needed temporary place to stay

  2. Stopping points established where trading routes intersected

  3. Lodging facilities became a need

  4. Relay houses in China

  5. Khans in Persia

  6. Tabernas in Rome
• Brief history of accommodation (continued)

  1. Innkeepers began to incorporate food and beverage service

  2. Development of Roman road network contributed to lodging development

  3. Wealthy and landed aristocracy viewed spare rooms as revenue sources
• City Hotel


  Precursor of the modern hotel, built in New York in 1794 with 73 rooms
• Integrated Resort (IR)


  A mixed-use property providing facilities for gaming, convention areas, accommodations, shopping, and entertainment
• Tremont House


  First 5-star hotel in the world, built in Boston in 1828 with revolutionary amenities
• Statler Hotel


  First "modern hotel" opened in Buffalo in 1908 with innovations like fire doors, light switches, private bathrooms
• Beverage


  Any portable liquid which is alcoholic or non-alcoholic
• Mobley Hotel


  First hotel purchased by Conrad Hilton, patriarch of Hilton hotel chain
• Twin Bridges Hotel


  First hotel opened by J. Willard Marriott, who started in the restaurant business
• Hyatt House


  First Hyatt Hotel, bought by Jay Pritzker in 1957
• Apartment Hotel/Apartellea


  Serviced apartment complex with hotel-style booking, no fixed contracts
• Factors Influencing the Gaming and Entertainment Sector

  • Integrated Resort
  • Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO)
  • eSports
  • Online and Mobile Gaming
  • Revenue from Non-Gaming Activities
• Beverages


  • Consumed to quench thirst, feel fresh, to compensate the loss of body fluid due to perspiration
• Hostel


  Accommodation where guests rent a bed in a dormitory and share facilities, frequented by students and budget travellers
• Hotel


  Establishment that provides paid lodging, usually short-term, and additional guest services
• 3 most important types of hotel

  • Resort Hotel
  • Business or Corporate Hotel
  • Suite Hotel
• Resort Hotel


  • Cater primarily to leisure travellers
  • Found in beach, ski, desert, or theme park environments
• Types of beverages

  • Alcoholic
  • Non-alcoholic
• Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)


  • The main government agency mandated with regulatory and operational oversight over all casino and gambling activities in the country
  • Established in 1976
  • The only government authority to conduct and establish gaming pools and casinos since 1983
  • Mandated to regulate games of chance, to issue licenses and enter into joint venture, management or investment agreement with private entities since 2007
• Types of Resort Hotels

  • Mega Resorts
  • All-Inclusive Resorts
  • Spa Resorts
  • Ski Resorts
  • Casino Resorts
  • Themed Resorts
• Mega Resorts


  Large resort hotels with many facilities and activities covering acres of land
• All-Inclusive Resorts


  Resorts that include most or all costs of staying there, including lodging, meals, and activities
• Spa Resorts


  Provide extensive facilities for massages, facials, fitness activities and healthy dining
• Ski Resorts


  Provide a site and facilities to serve the needs of winter sports enthusiasts
• Casino Resorts


  Feature extensive gaming opportunities in a destination where gambling is legal, e.g. Las Vegas
• Themed Resorts


  Resorts with a strong identity often tied to some other place or time
• Classifications of Games - Games of Chance

  • Roulette
  • Bingo
  • Slot Machine
  • Baccarat
  • Money Wheels
  • Keno
• Converted Hotels/Paradores


  Old castles, monasteries, nunneries or commercial buildings reconfigured to accommodate tourists
• Alcohol


  Liquid obtained through the fermentation of a sugar containing liquid
• Business or Corporate Hotel


  Target the needs of business travellers, with features like business centers, guest rooms with work amenities, and fitness facilities
• Convention or Meeting Hotel


  Have numerous meeting rooms and large ballrooms to host groups, usually located near city centers
• All-Suite Hotel


  All accommodations are suites with at least two rooms, e.g. bedroom and living room
• Junior Suites


  Large oversized rooms with separate sleeping and living areas, sometimes with no barrier between them
• Classifications of Games - Games of Skill

  • Blackjack
  • Poker
  • Horseracing
  • Sport Betting
• Alcohol percentage


  Varies from 0.5% to 95% depending on the method of production
• Corner Suites

  Suites located in the corner of a hotel building, taking up the same area as two standard rooms
• Bi-Level Suites


  Suites that take up more vertical space than standard rooms, spanning two floors
• Hospitality Suites


  Intended to entertain groups, may include a kitchen and/or bar area, often with an adjoining standard room