MYSTERY SHOPPER PROGRAM IntroductionIn order to get there, we’re introducing today the Mystery Shopper Program 2015.We thank you in advance for taking all the time needed to carefully review the documents with your teams and for making all necessary efforts to implement the Brand Standards that we set for your hotel. For a 5 star category hotel Brand name: These standards reflect the best possible standard of accommodation, food & beverage, meeting and incentive facilities, and services offered to guest and client of the Hotel.For mid-range business hotel Brand name: These customized standards focus on the provision of an admirable standard of accommodation, food & beverage and business facilities, and services offered to guest and client of the Hotel.For a 2 star budget and franchise hotel Brand name: These customized standards provide full fledge hospitality services to all of its guests and clients minus the fancy frills of its sister Brand names. While the Hotel does not compromise on the basic hospitality standards of comfort, safety, security and hygience, these standards concentrate on the minimalism concept with a market-driven rate structure that is both affordable and realistic within governing market conditions. http://www.radiancegrp.com/brands/ This is how we will keep building brand equity, brand recognition and loyalty, achieving our performance targets and contributing to the success of the organization.We count on your leadership to make sure your hotel is compliant with the brand standards at all times.Thanks for your passion and commitment.ObjectivesIncrease Brand Experience consistency and constancy. Keep raising the bar in terms of guest experience for building brand equity and brand loyalty:● Reinforcing and clarifying brand experience and service standards● Focusing on key-drivers of satisfaction and brand differentiators – Brand Magnifiers● Tightening the Brand Assurance Program● Setting the pace for Best-in-class performance and delivery● Establishing ambitious and motivating goalsIn detailBRAND STANDARDS●Hotel Brand Standards will be thoroughly reviewed and updated over the last quarter by the Guest Experience team.● Feed-back from operations and experts in the different areas was analyzed and taken into account.● NEW Brand Standards are introduced in 2014 for better alignment with brand vision and for strengthening Brand Magnifiers and brand programs.Key FiguresBRAND STANDARDSThe following sections have been completely reviewed and updated:● ARRIVAL(ARR), CHECK-IN (CHI), DEPARTURE (DEP)● CONCIERGE (CON), GUEST RELATIONS (GST), TRANSFER (TRN)● BREAKFAST BUFFET (BKK), BREAKFAST A LA CARTE (BAC)● LUNCH/DINNER BUFFET (BUF), FINE DINING (DIN)● IN-ROOM DINING (RMS), BAR (BAR)● PUBLIC AREAS (PBA)● ROOMS (RBA)● RESERVATIONS (RES), SALES (SAL)
Please take the time to carefully review with your teams all Hotel brand standards - not only new and updated sections - and implement 100% of the standards relevant to the guest journey in each department.
Reminder
The goal of Brand Standards is not passing the Mystery Visit but making sure our guests have a best-in-class brand experience every time they choose to stay with or visit us. It is a critical tool to guarantee brand consistency. Results expected are guest satisfaction, brand recognition and loyalty, and ultimately increased brand equity.
TIMELINES
February 2014
• Self-Assessment tool available on LRA platform by beginning of Feb 2014
• Mandatory Self-Assessment performed between
March 2014
• Brand Assurance kick-off by March 2014.
• Brand Assurance Mystery Visits take place from March 17 2014.
December 2014
• Closure of Brand Assurance Program 2014
MYSTERY VISIT
• The hotel will be audited by a Mystery Guest Team once during the year.
• After the Mystery Visit is announced, the consultant might still request to audit heart-of-the-house areas, meeting areas, any unoccupied room or Suite, or any areas she/he might not have been able to access as a regular guest.
• Mystery Visits are always unannounced and do not follow a regular pattern for confidentiality purposes. Some areas/services might not be audited in a given year.
• Once Mystery Visit score and MGP reports are published, hotels have an opportunity to contest missed points or ask for temporary waivers - only allowed in very specific cases.
• All retro-claims and temporary waiver requests shall be validated and processed centrally by the Brand team. Validations are communicated directly to MGP for publishing of final scores.
Reminders
● Guest impression and experience always prevails.
● No compromise on critical Brand Standards.
● retro-claims validated will be minimal.
● Temporary waivers only allowed in specific cases: e.g. legal reasons, building /structural reasons, financial reasons (unforeseen investment required).
SCORES
If final Mystery Visit score does not meet target defined by brand, MGP will organize a 2nd Mystery Visit to take place at a reasonable time after 1st visit and before year end.
Score Scheme
• If score is at or > to target defined by Brand = FINAL
• If score is < to target defined by Brand = 2nd Mystery Visit
• If 2nd score is at or > to target defined by Brand = FINAL
• If 2nd core is < to target defined by Brand = final score is the higher of all scores
MAPs
When score is < to target defined by Brand, hotel teams must produce a root cause analysis and a MAP to implement corrective actions within 1 month of LRA Report published. MAPs shall be validated by RVP/Brand Experience. When 2nd score is < to target defined by Brand, a post-MAP assessment shall be performed by RVP to confirm corrective actions are in place. This internal assessment/visit will be at hotel’s cost.
COSTS
All Mystery Visit costs, including consultant’s reasonable travel are invoiced by MGP directly to the hotel.
Audit Costs 2014
XXX USD per visit – 2 days/2 nights
XXX USD per visit – 3 days/3 nights
Travel Costs
Consultant’s reasonable travel costs to/from the hotel (actual costs).
All consultants’ costs related to the stay – accommodation, F&B, services, all taxes and fees.
From time to time the MGP consultant might need to stay for an extra night after announcement is made in order to make travel costs savings for hotels. In that case, the 3d night will also be at hotel’s charge.
MGP TRAINING
MGP commits to regularly train its consultants in order to perform effectively during
Mystery Visits and continually add value to the hotel.
From time to time, this training will take place in hotels when a new consultant will be shadowing a senior LRA consultant.
TARGETS 2014
Brand Assurance targets for 2014 will be communicated at a later stage and before the program kick-off to each hotel in the network.
SCORES 2013
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