The document outlines a series of weekly discussion prompts and assignments for a hospitality and tourism management course at Strayer University. Each week focuses on various topics within the industry, including intangible guest experiences, hotel business pros and cons, food and beverage operations, and sustainable practices. Students are encouraged to share personal experiences and analyze industry trends through simulations and e-activities.

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HTM 100 Week 1 Discussion
"The Hospitality and Tourism Industry" Please respond to the following:
• The Hospitality and Tourism Industry provides an intangible guest experience. Name three
intangible guest experiences in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry and judge how these
experiences affect a guest’s satisfaction.
• “Moments of Truth” are very important to the overall guest experience. Describe a time when
you had a positive moment of truth as a guest and a negative moment of truth, as well as how the
negative experience could have been improved.
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HTM 100 Week 2 Discussion1
"The Hotel Business" Please respond to the following:
• Vacation Ownership (a.k.a. time-shares) has seen resurgence in popularity in the past few
years. Compare the pros and cons of vacation ownership and make an overall judgment. Provide
specific examples of vacation ownership organizations and some of the services that they provide to
support your response.

2. • Hotel developers have been much more environmentally sensitive in the past decade.
Design a list of five or six environmentally friendly hotel amenities that hotel developers should be
incorporating in all new hotel builds.
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HTM 100 Week 2 Discussion2
Rooms Division Operation" Please respond to the following:
• Briefly describe a stay you had at a hotel or motel in the last year and what steps the room
division could have taken to make your experience better. Provide specific examples to support your
response.
• From the simulation, determine how the position you trained for both supports and is
supported by the other positions at the Hutchinson Hotel. Provide specific examples to support your
response.
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HTM 100 Week 3 Discussion1
"Food and Beverage Operations" Please respond to the following:
• Analyze the functions and responsibilities of the food and beverage director to determine
which presents the greatest challenge(s), and make recommendations for how those challenges can
be addresses. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• From the Vernon’s Restaurant simulation, determine which position at Vernon's Restaurant
you believe you would be best suited for. Explain your rationale.

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HTM 100 Week 3 Discussion2
"Beverages" Please respond to the following:
• From the e-activity, determine the likely impact of the trends you researched on the beverage
industry. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• From the Tommy’s Tiki Bar simulation, analyze the various ways bar employees help keep
patrons safe and make at least one recommendation for improvement. Explain your rationale.
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HTM 100 Week 4 Discussion1
"The Restaurant Business" Please respond to the following:
• The Restaurant Business
Compare and contrast a freestanding restaurant and a hotel restaurant to differentiate the two (in
terms of demographics served, traffic patterns, etc.).
• The location of a restaurant is very important to its financial success. Analyze key location
criteria to determine which two are the most important to a restaurant’s success.
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4. HTM 100 Week 4 Discussion2
"Restaurant Operations" Please respond to the following:
• From the e-Activity and Chapter 7, analyze the ideas for supporting sustainable restaurant
operations and make at least two additional recommendations that could be added to the list.
Explain the rationale for the recommendations you made.
• From the simulation and the Explore-It activity, determine the best way to seamlessly
integrate front of the house and back of the house operations for the restaurant you selected.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
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HTM 100 Week 5 Discussion1
"Managed Services" Please respond to the following:
• All of us have consumed food and beverages from contract-managed food providers (e.g.,
school cafeteria, theaters, sporting events, airline, etc.). Describe a time when you consumed food
from a contract-managed food provider and determine what steps could have been taken to make
the experience more enjoyable. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• A food service manager has to perform various duties as part of his or her job
responsibilities. Rank four to six of the major job responsibilities in order of importance. Provide a
rationale for your ranking
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HTM 100 Week 5 Discussion2

5. "Career Exploration" Please respond to the following:
• From the simulation, determine the major differences between managed services and other
types of food services. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• From the e-Activity, determine which career opportunities in the managed services industry
are best suited to you. Explain your rationale.
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HTM 100 Week 6 Discussion1
"Tourism" Please respond to the following:
• Analyze the various means of tourism (rail, automobile, and coach travel; airlines; cruise
ships) to determine which sector you anticipate to grow the most in the next 20 years. Explain your
rationale.
• From the e-Activity, assess the economic impact of tourism in your home state and make at
least one recommendation for increasing that im
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HTM 100 Week 6 Discussion2
"Predicting the Future of Tourism" Please respond to the following:
• From the simulation, predict which hospitality and tourism segment will increase the most in
the next 20 years. Explain your rationale.
• From the simulation, analyze the five types of tourism (eco/sustainable, cultural,
heritage/historical, nature, and volunteer) and suggest another type of tourist activity you believe will
become profitable in the near future. Explain your rationale.

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HTM 100 Week 7 Discussion1
"Recreation, Attractions, and Clubs" Please respond to the following:
• In America, private clubs are allowed to discriminate against who is allowed to join. Either
defend this position or argue against it, supporting your position with evidence or an example.
• From the first simulation, determine the major challenges involved in club management in
comparison to other management positions in the hospitality industry, as well as how you would
address those challenges. Provide specific examples to support your response.
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HTM 100 Week 7 Discussion2
"Gaming Entertainment" Please respond to the following:
• Casinos can offer so much more than just gambling and a place to sleep. Determine what
makes a gaming entertainment hotel different from a regular hotel, as well as what regular hotels
might be able to learn from gaming entertainment hotels.
• From the second simulation, make at least one recommendation for employees in each of
the positions at the Sea Wolf Casino could do to further reduce the incidence of theft and cheating
(for a total of three recommendations). Provide specific examples to support your response.
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7. HTM 100 Week 8 Discussion1
"Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions" Please respond to the following:
• For sales professionals, familiarization (FAM) trips are very important to closing the sale with
a meeting, convention, or exposition organizer. Determine five key things a sales manager would
need to show a meeting, convention, or exposition organizer during a FAM trip to close the sale.
• During busy times of the year, a hotel, convention center, or meeting hall may have more
demand than meeting space available. Describe how a sales team would determine what business
to take.
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HTM 100 Week 8 Discussion2
"Management Position Assessment" Please respond to the following:
• From the simulation, determine the single biggest challenge you would face if you were to
have either of the two positions discussed (Houseman and Manager), as well as how you would
address that challenge. Explain your rationale.
• From the e-Activity, assess your ability to fulfill the responsibilities of a management position
within the company you researched. Determine what additional knowledge, skills and abilities you
will need to develop to ready yourself for such a position.
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8. HTM 100 Week 9 Discussion1
"Sea Wolf Arena" Please respond to the following:
• From the simulation, analyze how the General Manager, Director of Operations, and Director
of Ticket Operations support one another and make at least one recommendation for improvement.
Explain your rationale.
• From the simulation, consider the three positions to determine which you believe you would
excel at the most and why. Provide specific examples to support your response.
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HTM 100 Week 9 Discussion2
"Special Events" Please respond to the following:
• As outlined in the textbook, there are five stages to the event planning process. Utilizing this
five-stage process, develop a faux special event to be held in a location of your choice.
• There are many different skills and abilities that a special event manager must have to be
successful. Choose three skills or abilities, or both of a special event manager listed in the textbook
and conduct a self-assessment comparing your skills with the skills of a special event manager.
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HTM 100 Week 10 Discussion1
"Leadership and Management" Please respond to the following:

9. • Share a situation based on your own experience that clearly illustrates the differences
between leadership and management. Please be as creative as you like.
• From the e-Activity, briefly describe the leader you researched, what type of leader he or she
is, and what makes the leader especially effective. Provide specific examples to support your
response.
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HTM 100 Week 10 Discussion2
"Management" Please respond to the following:
• Analyze the key management skills discussed in Chapter 14 to determine which you believe
are the most important for a successful hospitality and tourism manager to possess. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
• Analyze the trends in leadership and management to determine which ones will have the
most influence on the MTM industry in the next 5-10 years. Explain your rationale.
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HTM 100 Week 11 Discussion1
"Looking Back" Please respond to the following:
• Thinking back on what you have learned in this course, discuss the single most interesting or
surprising thing you learned, as well as what made it so.
• If you were to speak with a friend considering taking this course, describe how would you
“sell” it to him or her. Explain your rationale.

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HTM 100 Week 11 Discussion2
"Looking Ahead" Please respond to the following:
• With technology always advancing and changing, determine whether the hospitality industry
stays ahead or lags behind with these advances/changes.
• Discuss how you will leverage the lessons learned in this course in your future (or current)
career. Provide specific examples to support your response.
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HTM 100 Week 8 assignment 2
Access the American Hotel and Lodging Association Website, located at http://www.ahla.com/, and
the
National Restaurant Association Website, located at http://www.restaurant.org. Go to the Careers
section
of each Website and review the various types of management opportunities.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the various types of management careers that can be offered within each industry
(lodging and food and beverage).
2. Compare and contrast the differences between the General Management (GM) positions within
the two (2) industries.
3. Analyze and describe the growth in overall employment within these two (2) industries and how

11. this overall growth is forecasted within the next ten (10) years.
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HTM 100 Week 4 Assignment 1
Access the American Hotel and Lodging Association Website, located at http://www.ahla.com/, and
the
National Restaurant Association Website, located at http://www.restaurant.org. Go to the Careers
section
of each Website and review the various types of management opportunities.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the various types of management careers that can be offered within each industry
(lodging and food and beverage).
2. Compare and contrast the differences between the General Management (GM) positions within
the two (2) industries.
3. Analyze and describe the growth in overall employment within these two (2) industries and how
this overall growth is forecasted within the next ten (10) years.
4. Recommend at least three (3) human resource practices in which each industry can better recruit
and retain management talent for their respective industry.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.

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