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An undervalued department or a terra incognita? Hotel housekeeping from the perspectives of executive housekeepers and room attendants
Özgür Devrim Yilmaz
; Dokuz Eylül University - Faculty of Business, Department of Tourism Management, Buca-Izmir, Turkey
Sažetak
Work in the housekeeping department is related to the sale of guest rooms, which is principally the main product in hotels. Nevertheless, considering a career in the housekeeping department of a hotel is beyond consideration among students studying tourism and new university graduates. This paper's aims are two fold, the first is to explore the reasons why housekeeping work remains undesirable. The second is to illustrate the importance of raising the visibility of this department as a career. Findings from 14 in-depth interviews with executive housekeepers and room attendants revealed that the perception of the work in housekeeping as "unskilled" is still quite common; however there are also some unnoticed career opportunities. After the discourse on these inquiries, the study concludes with recommendations for tourism graduates and tourism academicians, and also includes some suggestions for hotel managers.
Ključne riječi
housekeeping department; executive housekeeper; room attendant; career opportunity; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
191477
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.12.2017.
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