ABSTRACT
This research work identified and discussed the need for a computerized hotel billing system. The focus of this research is to introduce computer in the billing system of a hotel. A software package was designed to combat the error prone and tedious nature of the manual process. The new system was designed using Microsoft visual basic 6.0 programming language, as a result of its simplicity in syntax and features contained in developing windows based application.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledge
Abstract
Table of content CHAPTER ONE
10 Introduction
11 Background of the study
12 Statement of problem
13 Purpose of study
14 Objective of study
15 Scope of the problem
16 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
20 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE
30 OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
31 Description analysis of the existing system
32 Method of data collect
321 Interview method
322 References to written text
34 Process analysis
35 Out analysis
36 Problem of the existing system
37 Justification for the new system
CHAPTER FIVE
50 IMPLEMENTATION
51 Program design
52 Program flowchart
53 Pseudo code
54 Source listing
55 Test Run
CHAPTER SIX
60 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
CHAPTER ONE
10 INTRODUCTION
Hotel is defined by British law as a place where a bonafide traveler can receive food and shelter, provided he is in a position to pay and is in a fit condition to be received Hence, a hotel provides food and beverages, and lodging to travelers on payment In turn, it has the right to refuse a traveler is drunk, disorderly, unkempt or is not in a position to pay for the services
The hotel industry is perhaps, one of the oldest commercial endeavors in the world The first inns date back to the sixth century be and were the products of the urge to travel, spurred by the invention of the wheel
The earliest hotels were managed by husband and wife teams, who provided large halls for travelers to make their own bed and sleep on the floor The entire cooking service and recreation were provided by the husband and wife team and his family
It was in Europe that the birth of well managed hotel industry took place on the shape of chalets and small hotels which provided variety of services They were mainly patronized by the aristocracy of the day
The real growth of the modern hotel industry took place in the United State of America in 1794 The real boom in hotel building came in the early twentieth century This period also saw the beginning of chain operation under the guidance of EM stalker It involved big investments, big profit and trained professional to manage the business
The management business billing of a hotel system was virtually left in the hands of the front officers The front office in hotels is the department responsible for the scale of hotel rooms through systematic method of reservation, followed by registration and assigning of rooms to customers, it was usually done manually This was boring and cumbersome in hotels that still operate manually today This development in hotel business billing system continued gradually until recently when computer was invented as an electronic method of processing data, computer can be defined as an electronic device that accept input, manipulated data and produces information which is the output, as required Computerization of hotel business billing system: a focus on the lodging system of a hotel, therefore, the application of computer in the lodging system of a hotel A hotel which operated a computerized system will ensure that the program carries provision for different tariffs, locations and individual guest preferences Details of each room are stored within the memory and as a guest registers the guest list is immediately updated while that particular room is removed from the list of those which are available for letting Because the system is so accurate, there is little chance of two people being given same room
11 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The lodging system of Mooted Hotels Limited UYO started when this hotel was established in 1986 at its inception, Mooted Hotels Limited inherited three modern hotels There were ninety three chalets at the time of its establishment These hotels were located at UYO, IMO, Anambra However they have since been improved upon with additional chalets, better management and better services
The management of Muddle Hotels Limited insists that standard obtainable in its hotels of all types compare favorably with the standards elsewhere Each chalets is provided with a room stewards, hot and cold water tub, wall-
To-wall carpet, air conditioner, television, refrigerator and inter-com The Cable News Network (CNN) is received in the hotels through its satellite dish The body managing the hotel now at the apex of the management include-
1 The general manager
2 The company accountant
3 The company secretary
4 The operational managers
5 The public relations officer
6 The house keeper
7 The food and beverages manager
8 The number of staff are eighty
12 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The introduction of computer in the hotel is to reduce problem encountered on arrival and event at check out time by guest’s customers and visitors to the hotel and by the reception staff on their efforts to manually attend to each guest’s requests going through the reception routine in the front office by the guest is normally frustrating and time wasting As guest can be kept on his feet for several minutes waiting to be attended to the billing procedures in the cashier section are similar to that of the front office The staff at the cashier section is also limited by their human capabilities
13 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The main aim of this study is design a computerized reservation entry and guest billing system for timely services In hotel services, time is of essence
Another objective of is to design a computerized system which will ensure that the program carries provisions for different tariffs, locations and individual guest preferences The computer will select the best available rooms for particular reservation or offer an alternative, if the preferred room is already taken or is not yet ready The program will be flexible enough to ensure that any special request by a guest can be catered for
14 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The computerization of the hotel business billing system is centered on the front office (ie reception and cashier section) of the SKYCAPhotel limited A lot of limitations were encounter during this study Such limitations are:
1 Finance: this hindered my movement in the process of gathering of facts
2 Time: this is another constraint to my undertaking a more comprehensive fact finding, since the period for this study was very small compared to the actual work
4 Protocols: I encountered series of protocols, often called red tapism before I was granted interviews
15 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
There is a high hope that this project will solve those problems the reception personnel encounter on the sale of rooms in the hotel A hotel which is computerized can, with dispatch, answer inquires and write confirmation letters for reservation, keep messages for guest’s, advice the hotel management about regular guests, improve the level of services the hotel offers to guest and monitor room services to guests It will greatly help the reception personnel to know the number of room available and how many rooms that have been booked This helps in updating of reservations In a situation of efficient services, the hotel will be attractive to guest and visitors and thereby make profit
16 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
REAL TIME PROCESSING: Technique by which enter data for immediate processing
ON LINE PROCESSING: Also called transaction processing, It is the collecting and processing of data as transaction occurs
INFORMATION: When data undergoes certain manipulations like calculation, sorting, amending etc they eventually become useful meaningful In other words, they become information
DATA: Bit and pieces of fact and figures representing an idea or event needed for processing to give out information
FIELD: A unit of information containing a group of related data
ARRIVAL: Time that a guest registers into the hotels
CHECK-IN: Arrival of a guest who has registered at the reception
CHECK-OUT: Department of a guest who has settled his bills
DEPARTURE: Time when a guest leaves the hotel
GUEST: Person who uses the services of a hotel
RECEPTION: Counter in a hotel that registers guests
SKIPPER: A guest who departs without paying his bill