Nina Sulistyowati - English for Tourism

26 rooms or other facilities before they arrive at the hotel. Reservation can be made by company/corporate, travel agency, government, airline companies, individual reservation, central reservation system and airport representatives (Bagyono, 2016). Hotel reservation is handling by a reservation staff from front office department. Reservation staffs have to have a good attitude and give a good impression to the guest. Besides, they have to have a good skill in basic reservation activities. Excellent services given by reservation staff to the guests will give a big impact for the hotel’s image. The main jobs of reservation staffs are (Sutanto, 2010):  to get guest’s information  to determine room availability  to accept or deny reservation  to confirm reservation details  to maintain reservation record  to compile reservation report  to modify reservation because of change or cancel. There are three types of reservation; they are (Leo, 2009): 1. Guaranteed Reservation The hotel guarantees the guest that the room will be held until the guest’s arrival or check out time the next day. Types of guaranteed reservation are:  Prepayment  Advance deposit  Corporate (Guarantee Letter)

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