Hotel™ | Business Simulation

• Tests entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen
• Demonstrates business principles
• Highlights need to know your customer
• Gives an opportunity to analyse business finance data, and establish control of the costs
• Shows the importance of training and looking after staff
• Gives insights into dealing with business crises

There are four hotels in a Thai resort and teams first decide which one to run. Bidding too high at auction results in a bigger bank loan so teams must be cautious. Then, from the latest set of accounts they must determine how to set about improving the business.

Occupancy is key so setting the right room rate and targeting their specific market are crucial. But nothing stands still in business and with every set of annual results comes further decisions. Opportunities and threats abound. Can teams navigate their way successfully?

Failing to take advantage of what’s on offer can mean teams fall behind in the profit stakes. The team with the highest profit wins the day!

1. Introduce the activity.
2. Issue Team Folders.
3. Allow teams to study the details of the hotels in the area and to bid for the establishment they want to run.
4. Conduct the auction (program-aided).
5. Issue teams with their hotel's performance results and let them make their own decisions for the future.
6. Enter their decisions into the program and issue the results (Profit & Loss accounts) which include opportunities and threats facing their business. While you do this, issue teams with Crisis Card No.1.
7. Hand out results to teams.
8. Repeat for up to six 'rounds', each representing 'three months'.
9. Lead a Debrief to discuss the learning outcomes and key lessons.

Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.

Hard & Digital Copy

• ☑️ Hard copy pack supplied
• ☑️ Program supplied (internet access required)
• ☑️ PDFs & PowerPoint supplied

Digital Copy

• ☑️ Program supplied (internet access required)
• ☑️ PDFs & PowerPoint supplied

Contents

• Trainer's Notes
• Team Folders
• Crisis Cards
• Computer Program (internet access required)
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Also included in the virtual version: Trainer's Checklist, Auction Form, Introductory Information, Q1-Q6 Decision Forms

This activity is for face-to-face and virtual classroom use. The digital files are supplied via the Northgate Trainerhub.

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