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Benefits of Effective Communication in the Hotel Industry October 17, 2014 (https://www.hotelogix.com/blog/2014/10/17/benefits-of-effective-communication-in-the-hotelindustry/)
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and other hotel procedures. The training should be conducted once a month so that they get a
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Successful communication is a two-way process which requires the management to periodically
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listen to their staff member’s views and ideas. If the management head does all the talking, employees tend to become lethargic. You need to listen to your employees as they are the ones
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The person in-charge to solve these matters must be well-trained in order to handle the issue
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how you address your guest or deal with complaints (use humor for light-hearted guests).
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