HTM 561 - Hotel Operations Management
Assignment - San Francisco Hotel's Hit Hard by Homeless Crisis
San Francisco State University, College of Business, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Instructions: You are required to answer the following questions. You should save your answers in a Word document for submission. Please do not repeat the questions on your answer sheet. Instead, please list the answers numerically/sequentially by simply utilizing 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each assignment must have a cover page listing your name, the name of the assignment, and the date. The cover page does not count towards the word count. For each assignment, you are expected to answer the assigned questions in your own words. Each assignment paper should be at least 250 words. Papers less than the required 250 words will get zero. This does not mean each question requires a 250-word response; rather, the total number of words for answering the questions must total more than 250 words. An exemplary answer demonstrates comprehension through a complete understanding by translating, interpreting and extrapolation as well as full analysis of the basic information into elements by identifying causes and relationships.
Task
Read the assigned article then answer the questions/prompts below.
The author discusses that San Francisco's hotels are facing a serious problem with concerns about needles and feces littering the streets, homeless citizens sleeping on sidewalks or in Bay Area Rapid Transit stations and aggression toward visitors by people with untreated mental illness. Visitors are noticing and rethinking booking events and vacations at hotels around the city.
Reading
1. Littman, J. (2018). Hotels And Retailers Hit Hard By California Housing Crisis' Ripple Effect. Bisnow Bay Area.
Questions/prompts
1. The article, mentions that in addition to homelessness, there are additional issues of aggressive behavior and/or drug addiction that have impacted the perception of potential and actual visitors of the Bay area. This includes not booking trips to the bay area.
o What role do both local hotel GMs have in addressing these issues?
o What role do both local City Leaders have in addressing these issues?
2. What are 3-4 common sense solutions that may help resolve this complex and difficult crisis that is impacting the hotel and tourism climate in SF and other cities across the country?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Reflection-Paper.rar