Excellent service depends on hiring the right workforce and training current employees to perform happily and willingly at maximum levels. Guy Hands (2001), the Chief Executive of the Le Meridien Hotel Chain says that the hospitality industry needs to invest in its employees and train them to be superstars. He sees employees as the “best form of marketing”. The people that a hotel employs are what the guest remembers. Does the doorman smile? Does the receptionist deal with guests with gratitude or is she cold and robotic and disinterested in the guests? The managers of three beachfront hotels in Durban (two were from international chains) had interesting comments to make concerning service quality provision. (They requested anonymity): Investing in staff is vital from a financial perspective, as the cost of training and retraining and advertising rises with turnover.”
“If employees perform well they should be well rewarded. This aspect needs to be focused on far more.“Employees need new technology and understanding supervisors.”
“If managers cannot trust their team,
then the guests ultimately lose out.”