Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Power of Steam

In the accommodation industry, presentation is paramount. First impressions are everything and guests are quick to make judgements about the cleanliness of their accommodation. But appearances can be deceptive. Some cleaning methods are only ‘skin deep’ and what you see is not necessarily what you get. The old mop and bucket days are well gone but many traditional methods of cleaning may provide the “presentation” but not the “cleanliness”. Straight vacuums, for example, merely produce a top surface clean rather than the necessary deep clean. Vacuuming only lightly picks up surface dirt, when the actual odour-causing grime, dirt and soil is deep down.

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Outsourcing

Outsourcing is an increasingly attractive option for accommodation providers. To many accommodation providers there is an aversion towards outsourcing of management functions, like revenue management or cleaning duties. It seems acceptable to outsource reservations or  land and building maintenance functions, why not other areas? There are very real advantages that come with outsourcing. Click Here To Read More

Reminder PHAN Tradeshow Monday 12th August 5 -7pm

Just as a reminder the PHAN Tradeshow will be held on Monday August 12, 2013 at Radisson Blu Hotel,  O’Connell Street, Sydney, NSW from 5 to 7pm. This is an opportunity to see and talk with PHAN Preferred Suppliers about their product range, new items and established favourites.

contact public.officer@phan.org.au for more information