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Given the repetitive nature of housekeepers’ work, finding ways to motivate staff can be challenging. By offering various and unique incentives for short periods...
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Knowing the average, actual costs incurred per occupied guestroom enables a manager to make more prudent pricing and marketing decisions and to monitor expenses....
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When it comes to guests’ personal items, it can be confusing for room attendants to decipher what’s off limits. Here’s a list of do's...
Spring Cleaning: Complete Those Often-Overlooked Tasks
April is the ideal month for housekeeping departments to focus on those projects that often go overlooked most of the year. Now that winter...
How to Make a Bed in Under Five Minutes
The trick to bed-making efficiency is to reduce movement around the bed and to minimize unnecessary movements that will consume time and possibly tire...
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