Working for a hotel does come with some perks that are nice. Working for a large company like Marriott, Hilton, or Hyatt, gives you a chance to travel to places you have never been. Most times, you have discounted employee room rates that can save you over 50% of what normal room would cost for most people. The places you go, you develop networking relationships that can get you even more, upgraded rooms, or rounds of golf if you know someone at that property. Also, you get discounts on spa treatments and food & beverage as an employee. If you own, it’s even better. You can offer services and exchange for others. I like the fact that you can see what other hotels have to offer. Also, you can get ideas from what you see around these other hotels.
Another perk of the hotel industry is, when you have events with banquet meals, sometimes the meals are left over and you get to enjoy the great food. Steak, Chicken, Fish, Pasta, Desserts, etc. Also, there are associate celebrations for anniversaries, and associate appreciations that have good food and prizes. Also, this takes some of the stress off a busy week. As you work for company, you are rewarded with anniversary gifts (5-year, 10-year, 25-year). This is a great perk, the gifts are great!
Also, many companies have great benefit packages for medical, dental, and vision. This saves you a lot of money in the long run, most have a small co-pay and that’s all. And, offer free annual check-ups which is good to have. I like the fact you can also invest in 401K and profit-sharing, which allows you to save money for retirement down the road. If you plan to commit to stay with company for a illustrious career, then this is very beneficial for anyone.
Bad weather is could at times be a good thing for hotel. If you are sold out and might be relocating guests to hotel you count on the bad weather for some guests not to show up. If you have a convention at the hotel and many guests are coming from Midwest or East coast where the weather is bad, this means they will not make it because of weather conditions and flight delays. On sold out days this helps you because it’s less reservations to worry about having rooms for. But, when you are not sold out, it’s not good because you lose business. Many people decide to come the next day so they don’t have to worry about the hassle, or it’s whenever they can get to hotel, which is their destination.
