UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

These are also good sources of reservation. They actually come from different universities and educational institutions for purposes like students’ selections and admission, scholarship programmes, national convention of student union, delegation, seminars, educational tours, exhibition and many other such programmes.

EMBASSY AND CONSULATE OFFICES

They are good source of reservation. They reserve the room for the expatriates and officials from their country. Sometimes they reserves the hotel room for their family guests for short time stay. Such guest normally prefer to have a sight seeing and entertainment under the hotel package.

NGOs AND INGOs

National or international government organizations provide accommodation reservation and other facilities too to their guests or employees , especially when they conduct seminars, research, interaction and training programmes.

COMPANIES AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS HOUSES

The companies and commercial business houses reserves rooms for their clients or guests, participants, employees, etc. when they are out of station on deputing. Guests related to companies and commercial business houses could prefer to reserve rooms for business meetings, seminars and annual programmes.

AIRLINES

The role of airlines, whether international or domestic, is to provide quick transportation to the masses. Airlines promote tourism growth and help in earning considerable amount of foreign exchange. Regarding hotel business, it is linked with accommodation, foods, conference, an the passengers have the benefits of breaking journey at other destinations too. Tourist passengers are also encouraged to stay in hotel for short time on hourly basis on transit. Therefore there stands a good link between international airlines, domestic airlines and hotel organizations.

TRAVEL AND TOUR ORGANIZATIONS

• Travel Agencies
Travel agencies are the backbone of the tourism industry and potential source of business for any hotel. They are the creator and generator of the hotel business. Mutual agreement has to be done formally between the hotel and travel offices. Travel agencies negotiate with hotels for reasonable room and meal packages rate. They collect travel and tour information regarding purpose of visit and develop new idea and promote new destinations as well. Some of the leading agencies in Nepal are:

1. Yeti Travels
2. Sita World Travels
3. Nepal Travels
4. Namaste Travels
5. Atlas Travels and Tours
6. Natraj Tours and Travels

• Trekking Agencies
Trekking is simply defined as foot travel on mountain rails or walking on foot on discomfort areas. They are the sources of reservation in hotel for accommodation and food. Trekking group is usually required to stay at the hotels at the initial and the end phase of their trip. The length of the guest stay is short. The nature of agreement between hotel and trekking agencies is similar to that of with tour and travel services.

• Rafting Agencies
Rafting agencies organize trip on fast flowing river water by boat/dugout/rafts canoe for long or short distance. It is one of the most sought after water sports which is full of adventure. Such group usually prefers riverside resort or motels to sub-urban hotel for their stay. They are the accommodation and meal. The agreement with the hotel is similar to that the travel and trekking agencies. The rafting accessories, equipments and other facilities may be provided by the hotel on request. In Nepal, wild life watch, fishing trip and trekking trips are very popular and offered to the guests in the form of package.

SOURCES OF RESERVATION

More than 50% of the guests arrive in the hotel with due reservation. This keeps both the hotel and the guest at ease. The various sources through which the reservations come to hotel are listed below:

• TRAVEL AND TOUR ORGANIZATIONS
• AIRLINES AND SURFACE TRANSPORTAIONS
• COMPANIES AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS HOUSES
• NGOs AND INGO
• EMBASSIES AND CONSULATE OFFICES
• UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• MINISTERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES
• UN ORGANIZATIONS
• FREE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELLERS (FITS)
• CHAIN HOTELS AND REFERRAL FROM OTHER HOTELS.