building sits on one side of Plaza Grande, overlooking the presidential palace, the Archbishop's Palace, and the cathedral of Quito. Suites are lavishly appointed including oversized beds, fine linens, and Ecuadorian art work. plaza-grande-top400 The hotel has two restaurants, La Belle Epoque and Café Plaza Grande. La Belle Epoque offers classic French cuisine using locally sourced ingredients. Dishes include a duck trilogy and poached snapper bouillabaisse. Café Plaza Grande serves a robust…
take a trip to Paris, France, or Chicago, Illinois. Paris, France is an elegant, historic city where I would be able to learn about local sites. I would leave for…
A. Introduction and Summary Charles Foster is a national sales manager for a large U.S. technology company that is headquartered in France. The company has just released a new product. This product is a disk drive. The drive is selling better than expected which causes Foster to worry about the availability of the product and the repercussions if they cannot find a solution to the inventory problem. The product line could potentially become extinct if a solution is not reached, which would…
every time I go, the same panicky feeling comes over me about 24 hours into the trip. What's next? What must I do? Have I gone to the New York place, been inside the big green lion head? Did I see Paris? What's going on with the new gravity-defying roller-coaster in the sparkling new 80,000-room theme hotel that was built in about 16 days? I always feel as though I haven't done everything, seen the latest twinkling gizmo, gambled to the fullest extent of the law. After a while, I want to run…
It was the last day of our Paris vacation, and my mother, my grandmother and I wanted to go see the Eiffel Tower. We made a strategic plan, figuring out the perfect bus to catch, to arrive there in time to see the sun set behind the Eiffel Tower and then the spectacular lighting up of the tower at dusk. We got on the bus and headed towards the Eiffel tower. Suddenly the bus stopped and there was an announcement in French that we didn’t understand, and everyone got out of the buss except us. We…
booking facility for domestic and international air travel, hotel bookings, holiday packages and bus and railway reservations. We offer a host of travel services designed to make business and leisure travel easier. Based in Gurgaon, India, Yatra.com is a one-stop-shop for all travel-related services. A leading consolidator of travel products, Yatra.com provides reservation facility for more than 12,000 hotels in India and over 400,000 hotels around the world. Through continued excellence in…
The perfect honeymoon haven can be a five-star resort or a starlit campground. It's wherever your dreams (and your budget) lead you. Virtually every major hotel and country inn in the world offers some sort of honeymoon package or will quickly come up with one if they have a request. The frills can range from a bottle of champagne by a heart-shaped pool to a picnic on a private island. Tropical resorts are particularly adept at making the most of their romantic surroundings and can rattle off…
This trip will include delays, concerts, belly dancers, dinner with friends and hikes through railroad tunnels in the desert. After all it’s Las Vegas! My wife Maggie and I left for Las Vegas on Thursday, September 18th on time at 7 AM on Continental. As always seems to happen when we fly in to Newark we had problems with the connecting flight out. This time it was weather related with some heavy rains in the area. We were delayed approximately an hour before the flight departed. Since we…
Four Seasons (F.S.) Hotels and Resorts established themselves as a leading brand of luxury hotels across many countries. Their focus has always been about enabling guests to have a unique experience while providing a high-quality service. The corporate culture of F.S. emphasizes the role of people. It is believed that a united effort and cooperative work lead to high customer satisfaction. Therefore, F.S. would be able to reach its goal of being recognized as the finest hotels and resorts in…
Task & industry environment The Scandic hotel group exists out of 230 hotels within seven countries: Poland, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The chain is ranked to be mid-price hotels. Mid-price hotels can be defined as follows: Quality hotels located in major cities or suburban areas, often near major expressways or business areas, convenient to shopping and attractions. The hotel usually features medium-sized restaurants, fitness centers and pools. (Scandic, 2016)…