J 2021

Impact of National Measures Connected to Covid-19 Pandemic on the Hotel Front-Office Communication Themes

CHALUPA, Štěpán, Karel CHADT a Jiřina JENČKOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Impact of National Measures Connected to Covid-19 Pandemic on the Hotel Front-Office Communication Themes

Autoři

CHALUPA, Štěpán, Karel CHADT a Jiřina JENČKOVÁ

Vydání

IBIMA Business Review, 2021, 1947-3788

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Odkaz na článek v daném periodiku.

Organizační jednotka

University College Prague – Vysoká škola mezinárodních vztahů a Vysoká škola hotelová a ekonomická s.r.o.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5171/2021.823718

Klíčová slova anglicky

Customer Care, Hospitality Industry, Soft Skills, Communication Changes

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Návaznosti

TL04000153, projekt VaV.
Změněno: 29. 9. 2021 10:18, Ing. Štěpán Chalupa, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The Covid-19 pandemic caused several changes in business operations, and influenced several processes in the hospitality industry and other economic sectors. Previous research was mainly focused on analyzing previous pandemics and creating recovery plans and strategies. The majority do not consider the shift in customer behaviour and the need for better employee training, connected to this behaviour shift, or the loss of highly skilled employees. This study focuses on the topics and themes of communication between clients and the hotel front office after the application of national and international measures of local bodies. Purposive sampling and in-depth interviews with 59 front-office managers, HR managers, and operations managers in Prague were conducted, emphasising the scope of this article. The findings of the research show the shift in the themes of communication and their quantity, as the employees were primarily handling the cancellation requests, stay moves or reimbursements and information sharing via phone or email. Regarding the soft skills development and perception, 75% of the respondents stated that soft skills are an integral part of employment, only 12% strengthened the skills of the employees by proper training during the pandemic, and less than 40% are planning to develop these skills in the future, as their main obstacle towards that now is the lack of finance.
Zobrazeno: 22. 11. 2024 11:53