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Cover (hospitality)
Cover is a unit of measurement in the hospitality industry. It can refer to a meal, or a customer for whom the meal is served. It is used for the purpose of business forecasting. Definition A cover means one customer paying for one meal.Eat App https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/the-a-to-z-guide-to-restaurant-lingo For example, a table for four diners can provide 4 covers, but if the table is used for two sittings, that becomes 8 covers. Derived statistics *Cover per Occupied Room (CPOR) is one statistic which can be used in forecasting. *This is the average spent per individual customer, which can be calculated separately for each member of the serving staff. *Polansky and McCool propose a capture ratio, given by the ratio of "Meal Period Covers Served" divided by the "Number of Persons Available to Eat that Meal". *This is another statistic which can be used to calculate the allocation of staff, based on the number of predicted covers required. References {{reflist Hospitalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospitality Industry
The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, travel and tourism. It includes hotels, tourism agencies, restaurants and bars. Sectors According to the Cambridge Business English Dictionary the "hospitality industry" consists of hotels and food service, equivalent to NAICS code 72, "Accommodation and Food Service". Definition in the United States In 2020, the United States Department of Labor Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) defines the hospitality industry more broadly, including: * 701 Hotels and Motels, including auto courts, bed and breakfast inns, cabins and cottages, casino hotels, hostels, hotels (except residential ones), inns furnishing food and lodging, motels, recreational hotels, resort hotels, seasonal hotels, ski lodges and resorts, tourist cabins and tourist courts * 704 Organization Hotels and Lodging Houses, On a Membership Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |