job description - front desk agent

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Job Objective Checkin/checkout hotel guests courteously and efficiently, process all payments according to hotel requirements. Provide information to any guest or visitor inquiry. Solve any guest opportunity according to their satisfaction. Duties 1. Checkin a guest by adhere to the process and procedure for checkin (early checkin non guarantee, walk in guest, children checkin and group checkin) 2. Checkout a guest by adhere to the process and procedure for check out (checkout with open balance walk out/late charge, group checkout, after night audit procedure) 3. All registration formalities are completed as per the UAE law requirements 4. Check housekeeping discrepancies report 5. Give fond farewell on checkout by adhering the fond farewell process 6. Recognize VIP status in Opera and Repeat guest/loyal guest 7. Amenities procedure and Bulgari amenities for suite 8. Updating guest profile in Opera 9. Recognize travel agent voucher and other vouchers 10. Rooming a guest 11. Giving cash paid out to a guest as per Marriott procedure 12. Adhere Credit policy 13. Credit card authorization/cancelation 14. Night shift duties 15. Wakeup call procedures 16. Currency Exchange 17. Handling Advance deposit 18. Safe deposit box 19. Handling no show guest, early check out guest and extending stay guest 20.Handling room move and assigning room for arrival guest with accurate room blocking 21. Doing the police report (CID) 22. Preparing the room key for arrival guest of the day 23. Send the departure message to the guest 24. Prepare the registration cards for the next day arrival, check and attached all back up and arranged alphabetically for the next day arrivals 25. Close travel agent city ledger and check guest credit limit on daily basis 26. Print Front Office report/Down management process (Emergency Report) 27. Bucket check 28. Maintain all guest requests in the guest call record sheet & to follow up on requests in 20 minutes as per company standards, record any incident in guest accident action (GIA) 29. Cashiering (Blind Drop cash) a) Cash bank is balanced at all times b) All backups for city ledger closure are attached for accounting purpose c) Follow the process for different charge slips

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 Job  Objective      Check-­‐in/check-­‐out  hotel  guests  courteously  and  efficiently,  process  all  payments  according  to  hotel  requirements.  Provide  information  to  any  guest  or  visitor  inquiry.  Solve  any  guest  opportunity  according  to  their  satisfaction.    Duties      1.  Check-­‐in  a  guest  by  adhere  to  the  process  and  procedure  for  check-­‐in  (early  check-­‐in  non  guarantee,  walk  in  guest,  children  check-­‐in  and  group  check-­‐in)  2.  Check-­‐out  a  guest  by  adhere  to  the  process  and  procedure  for  check  out  (check-­‐out  with  open  balance  walk  out/late  charge,  group  check-­‐out,  after  night  audit  procedure)  3.  All  registration  formalities  are  completed  as  per  the  UAE  law  requirements  4.  Check  housekeeping  discrepancies  report  5.  Give  fond  farewell  on  check-­‐out  by  adhering  the  fond  farewell  process  6.  Recognize  VIP  status  in  Opera  and  Repeat  guest/loyal  guest  7.  Amenities  procedure  and  Bulgari  amenities  for  suite  8.  Updating  guest  profile  in  Opera  9.  Recognize  travel  agent  voucher  and  other  vouchers  10.  Rooming  a  guest  11.  Giving  cash  paid  out  to  a  guest  as  per  Marriott  procedure  12.  Adhere  Credit  policy  13.  Credit  card  authorization/cancelation  14.  Night  shift  duties  15.  Wake-­‐up  call  procedures  16.  Currency  Exchange    17.  Handling  Advance  deposit  18.  Safe  deposit  box  19.  Handling  no  show  guest,  early  check  out  guest  and  extending  stay  guest  20.Handling  room  move  and  assigning  room  for  arrival  guest  with  accurate  room  blocking  21.  Doing  the  police  report  (CID)  22.  Preparing  the  room  key  for  arrival  guest  of  the  day  23.  Send  the  departure  message  to  the  guest  24.  Prepare  the  registration  cards  for  the  next  day  arrival,  check  and  attached  all  back  up  and  arranged  alphabetically  for  the  next  day  arrivals  25.  Close  travel  agent  city  ledger  and  check  guest  credit  limit  on  daily  basis  26.  Print  Front  Office  report/Down  management  process  (Emergency  Report)  27.  Bucket  check  28.  Maintain  all  guest  requests  in  the  guest  call  record  sheet  &  to  follow  up  on  requests  in  20  minutes  as  per  company  standards,  record  any  incident  in  guest  accident  action  (GIA)  29.  Cashiering  (Blind  Drop  cash)  

a) Cash  bank  is  balanced  at  all  times  b) All  backups  for  city  ledger  closure  are  attached  for  accounting  

purpose  c) Follow  the  process  for  different  charge  slips  

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d) Foreign  currency  exchange  is  accurate  and  notes  are  checked  for  any  damage  

e) Any  shortage/overages  in  cash  should  be  reported  immediately  to  the  shift  leader  or  MOD  

f) The  cashier  envelope  must  be  fully  updated  and  witnessed  when  dropped  

30.  Group  check  in  &  check  out  a) All  registration  cards  must  be  prepared  and  checked  for  room  keys    b) All  guests  are  escorted  to  their  respective  rooms  c) All  group  check  out  are  prepared  from  advance  by  sending  folio  to  the  

rooms  and  letter  requesting  for  guests  to  settle  their  bill  one  day  prior  d) All  baggage  is  released  after  all  rooms  are  paid  

31.  Regular  key  inventory  must  be  done  regularly  32.  Safety  deposit  box  inventory  must  be  done  regularly  and  to  check  that  proper  procedures  are  being  undertaken  when  issuing  a  new  safe  33.  Prepare  and  complete  the  weekly  requisition  from  for  general  store    Responsibilities    

1. The  three  steps  of  service  are  followed  without  fail  and  in  every  interaction  with  external  and  internal  guest  

2. Attend  daily  line  up  within  department  and  aware  of  the  important  of  line-­‐up  

3. Understood  the  abbreviation  of  billing  instruction  4. Ensures  that  all  hotel  knowledge  is  up  to-­‐date  5. Ensures  that  all  information  on  events/promotions  are  fully  updated    6. Maintain  punctuality  on  shifts  and  adhere  to  the  duty  schedule  7. Ensure  to  do  the  proper  hand  over  in  every  shift  8. Ensure  that  daily  duty  check  list  are  done  9. Maintain  all  equipment  at  the  office  and  ensure  all  assets  are  protected  

from  any  destruction  10. Recording  the  guest  preference  11. Able  to  handling  incognito  guest    12. Able  to  leave  a  massage  to  guest,  locator  and  traces  13. Able  to  handling  doctor  request  14. Able  to  understand  rate  code,  reservation  information  and  package  

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