Hotel Llama

Book excerpt: Read The Whole Series! Hotel Llama is the third anthology book in Larry Mogelonsky's series following Are You an Ostrich or a Llama? (2012) and Llamas Rule (2013). Together, they give a detailed picture of the present hotel business landscape, outlining how to best navigate new technological issues shaping our industry in addition to the need for a perpetual commitment to exceptional service. All three books draw from Larry's extensive experience in the field as well as the prudence of other senior managers and corporate executives active in the hospitality industry. Offering creative and effective solutions to today's problems, this collection will give you the tools you need to thrive in the modern hotel world. The Llama Digital Educational Program In tandem with the publishing of this book, Larry Mogelonsky has created an online educational program for hoteliers to sharpen their skill sets. Entitled Llama Digital, this interactive web portal allows executives, managers, staff members and hospitality students to access all the articles from the three books in the series. Attached to each article are several complex questions designed to give a more detailed analysis of the issues through the form of written responses so that hoteliers will improve their writing proficiency in addition to honing their managerial skills. To learn more about the Llama Digital educational program and how it can enhance your skillset in the hospitality field, go to www.lmadigital.ca. Why You Need This Book The hotel world is evolving. The proliferation of new mobile technologies, online travel agencies, social media and third-party review websites represent four great disruptors for any hotelier's business. And these are just the tip of the iceberg. Customer behavior is changing too rapidly for traditional hospitality marketing and operations textbooks to keep up. The modern traveler is highly intelligent and incredibly discerning when it comes to hotel purchases. In order to understand this consumer revolution, you must arm yourself with the latest resources. Enter Hotel Llama, the third book in the series written to give hoteliers the best tools in their arsenal to prosper in these changing times. This is not an introductory textbook on the hospitality industry, but rather a compilation of selected topics that highlight both modern success stories as well as the blunders to avoid. This book will strengthen your management skills by explaining many of the sales, marketing, branding, technological and psychological principles at work behind such contemporary facets of hotel operations as proper website design, channel distribution and emerging technology applications in addition to the more traditional aspects like onsite amenities, guestroom features, F&B, housekeeping and the front desk. Above all, it is stressed that the success of a property - even with all that has changed in recent years - nonetheless depends on the relationship a hotel fosters with its guests. This is the hotelier's guidebook that recognizes future developments while celebrating the past.