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Hotel Industry Challenges

Inspection Failures

If a hotel fails the inspection in two categories, it goes on a six-month trial, at the end of which there is a second inspection.

Staffing Issues

The French hotel industry is facing a nationwide problem of high staff turnover and a shortage of skilled employees.

Improving the Booking System

After deciding that the current booking system was inefficient, a meeting was called to discuss possible improvements.

Customer Service Best Practices

Telephone Etiquette

1. Always make sure to answer all calls quickly. Never let the phone ring more than five times, as that is unacceptable.
2. Take notes when there is a message for a colleague or when names and numbers are given.

Building Relationships

Front-line staff should... Continue reading "Hotel Industry Challenges & Best Practices" »

Right now, only people over eighteen are allowed to Vote. People think that only people over eighteen are mature enough and Actually take political issues seriously. The truth is, they should be able to Vote. At the age of sixteen, it is only 2 years away from eighteen, and that's Not a very big of a difference. Teens also know what is right and wrong, do not Have to wait until eighteen.

That cannot say that after eighteen they can actually Be mature and think properly. There are also some people that are way over Eighteen, but still are not mature and might not be as mature as an Eighteen-year-old. So why make the law eighteen because sixteen year olds Aren't mature enough to vote? Teens have the same opinions and needs as those Who are eighteen.... Continue reading "Law 19983 on" »

Opinion essay: intro/list-arguments/conclusion (linking words: first of all, It seems to me, as I see it, as far as I am concerned)

Used to: habit in the past/past perfect: the action is before the past/past perfect conditional: longer actions/past conditional: an action in progress in the past/past simple: main events

Opening Refrain

Oh! This is the end of everything that I've known
Oh! This is the end of everything that I've known

So come on!

Verse 1: Unapologetic Rise

White boy on the beat, rockin' Gucci sneaks
All I do is win, Charlie Sheen
Started out in '06 and revived the scene
So many motherfuckers wanna be like me

Verse 2: Triumph Over Adversity

Came from the lowest of lows, rose to the top with a vision
My haters talking shit while washing dishes for a living
Fuck you bitches, I'm a business, I'll be kissing on your Mrs.
What you spend in 15 months is what I spend in 15 minutes

Pre-Chorus: Confrontation

Oh! Don't give a fuck about you
You hear me talking, motherfucker, and there's nothing you can do
You're a bitch, you're a bitch, don't make me pull the pin
I don'... Continue reading "Unleashing Power: A Lyrical Expression of Dominance" »

Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Choose the Correct Word (Adjective or Adverb)

1. We lost the match because we didn’t play very (good/well).
2. Tom drove (careful/carefully) along the narrow road.
3. She speaks (perfect/perfectly) French.
4. I was (great/greatly) impressed by their presentation.
5. I was (suddenly/sudden) surprised by Alice.
6. John is an (intelligent/intelligently) student.
7. We didn’t go out because it was raining (heavy/heavily).
8. She speaks English (perfect/perfectly).
9. They seemed (extreme/extremely) satisfied.
10. He looked at me (angry/angrily) when I interrupted him.

Choose the Right Option

1. She denied taking the mobile phone, but no one believed her.
a) take
b) taking
2. You’ve been robbed. Try to put an alarm.
a) to

English Travel Vocabulary & Grammar Essentials

Travel Vocabulary: English to Spanish

Campsite:

campamento

Cruise:

crucero

Package Holiday:

paquete turístico

Round-the-World Trip:

viaje de ida y vuelta

Countryside:

campo

Sightseers:

excursionistas

Seaside Resort:

centro turístico costero

Campers:

campista

Youth Hostel:

albergue juvenil

City Centre:

centro

Holidaymakers:

turista

Check-in:

registrarse

Boarding Card:

tarjeta de embarque

Queues:

fila/cola

Essential Travel Verbs

• Hitchhike: request a lift from passing vehicles
• Get On: board (a vehicle)
• Get Off: disembark (from a vehicle)
• Set Off: leave; begin a journey
• Book: reserve
• Hire: rent

Common English Compound Nouns

• Travel Agent
• Travel Sickness
• Travel Guide
• Guideline
• Airfare
• Airline
• Exchange Rate
• Exchange Trip

Mastering Reported