Abstract:

Hotel managements, which are considered important accommodation managements in terms of providing the production of touristic goods and services in tourism sector, have been seeking a way of gaining new customers, increasing profit, and becoming effective in the market in recent years. In this pursuit, hotel managements think of increasing the quality and efficiency of products and services. In order to achieve productivity and to increase the quality of products and services in hotel managements, they have to use the workforce in a more effective way. Therefore, a more effective in-service training has to be conducted. The aim of this study is to identify the benefits and deficits of in-service training to hotel management and to state that to what extent in-service training of hotel staff has affected the productivity. For this purpose, Bolu/Abant Taksim International Palace Hotel was chosen as the study area. Quantitative research methods were used in the study. Data was collected through interview and it was evaluated by using descriptive analysis methods. According to the study results, not paying enough attention to in-service training in hotel managements affects the efficiency of workforce negatively in economic terms. Increase in-service quality, speed, flexibility, self-confidence and job consciousness of hotel staff; and decrease in costs and occupational accidents, and increase in profits have been found out as the positive effects of in-service training on efficiency.

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