LANmark Property Management System -

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Entera worldof incredible speed and knowledgel

Written by hotel people for hots! people, and especially for network technology, LANmark is amazingly intuitive in use. Seamless integration of modules puts all your hotel services together in a powerful computer system that is both flexible and unlimited.

Reservations & Front Office

The LANmark Reservation System provides total flexibility in tailoring the system to meet each individual client's needs.

There is greater potential to increase revenues by use of up-to-the-minute statistics from market segments, sources of business, nationality codes, corporate client details, guest history records, and property totals.

The Reservation System utilizes help keys and windowing features throughout, enabling the reservationist easily to identify and act on information displayed. The use of colours is an important feature further aiding the operator. All informational and screen formats have been designed for fast, accurate, and complete reservations processing.

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On reservation entry, a search of matching Guest History names can be made quickly and easily, greatly reducing the booking time for future reservations. The Guest History record contains important statistical reservation and revenue data clearly showing the last time the guest stayed, the total number of stays to date, and total spent. Unlimited goes! folios can a/so be stored incfuding full transaction details.

The Reservation System allows for the creation of word processing merge files for all or selected Guest History masters, and is an important marketing tool. Both the sates and marketing departments can access this information through management and password controls.

The Lodgistix LANmark Front Office System has been designed to improve guest services and maximize profits.

There is provision for quick individual and group reservation check-in andcheck-ouTtD minimize guest waiting-time. Registration cards can be printed prior to arrival in a batch print run or on arrival upon request. At registration, the receptionist can auto-assign a room number or display the room rack to select a room number that meets the guest's requirements. Room selection can be by room descriptions, complex room type, or rate code to give maximum flexibility in allocating the required rooms.

Source: Logistix UK Ltd

Find words in the text which mean:

a a set of computers connected in order to send and share information

b divisions on a computer screen to show separate pieces of information

c the front glass surface of a computer monitor

d the style in which informarion is displayed

e information (for processing or storing)

f files that combine different information from different sources into a

single document

g obtain stored information from a computer's memory h a secret group of letters or numbers which must be used by a person

before they can operate a computer system 1 a single operation to produce a large group of similar documents

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5 Speaking

Look at rhis flow-chart showing the procedure rhar hotel staff should follow when dealing with a reservation.

Write down on a separate sheet of paper what the hotel employee says at each of the numbered places, then act out a conversation with a partner.

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6 Reading

For most hotels, tax reservations are the most common. Read this example of a fax reservation and complete the chan below:

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