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RESTAURANT 101 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS BLOG

I am planning to open up a new restaurant and I will name it “Zambalenia’s Grill & Bistro”. I thought about naming this restaurant “Zambalenia’s Grill & Bistro because I grew up in Zambales, Philippines and I think it would be a good idea to easily familiarize them with the place’s name as Zambales are known for its beaches, therefore people would think that the menu would more likely include seafood which will be barbequed in front of them. The operation time would begin at lunch from 11am to 5pm and as for the bistro concept, I planned it to open at night time so we will only let 18 years old and up be eating after 5:30pm to 12am everyday. 

People often go on a road trip to zambales either for family vacations or recreation and if they search up outdoor restaurant, I want my restaurant to be the first one to come up and since I will be opening it in the center of Zambales which is Iba, Zambales it could be really convenient to people from both sides of the provinces and since there are a lot of inns or resorts along the province, it would attract more people. My main concept for this restaurant would be a movie watching while eating where I will be projecting movies on a white wall where everyone can see and the chairs would be a special pillow, handmade by my grandmother and the ambiance is more likely to be relaxing and intimate. I would post a poster daily on what movie is going to be showing everyday in a week, it would also be convenient for people to just go to our website where it would be consistently updated as well. On the weekdays, romance movies will be showing. It will be focusing on filipino movies though, there would also be international romance whichever is on demand and on the weekends it would be more a sports game where people can drink on the weekends. My target market are families, friends, and lovers. Families are expected to come mostly at lunch because some people love to go out at lunch time just to eat while friends and lovers would love to go on dinner as there will be a bistro where they can enjoy drinking while watching  and eating.

My menus would include appetizers, main, desserts, and drinks:

Available from 11am to 12am

Appetizers: Chicken Wings $10 (Marinated for 3 days making it more tender and juicy to the bones)

                    Calamari $7 (Garnished with lemon, parsley and served with flavoured mayonnaise)

                    Shrimp Cocktail $15 (Boiled to your best liking and served with homemade sauce)

                    Oyster $2/each (Freshly served oyster with lemon and sauce)

                    Nachos $7 (Topped with cheese and sour cream)

Mains: Chicken Barbeque $12 (Juicy and tender with your choice of sauce)

            Assorted Seafood Barbeque $20 (Good for 2 people Includes shrimp, mussels, crab, squid and scallop)

             Lobster $25 (Served with lemon and melted butter)

             Pork Steak $15 (Served as medium rare, medium well, and well done)

Desserts: Assorted Fruits $7 (Includes mangoes, jackfruit, watermelon, and pineapple)

                Ice cream $3  (Flavours such as mango, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and hazelnut)

                 Mango Cheesecake $5/slice (Topped with whip cream and fresh mangoes)

Non Alcoholic Drinks: Soft drinks $1 (Your choice)

       Shakes $3 (Flavours such as mango, chocolate, avocado, and watermelon)

Alcoholic drinks: Beer $2/can

                             Vodka $15/bottle

                             Cocktail $7/glass

                             Gin $8/bottle

                             Whiskey $10/glass

Happy Hour Available from 4pm to 6pm everyday 

Menus includes appetizer and alcoholic drinks.

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Air France (KLM)

In the world today, there are multiple airlines that function everyday in every sky. One of the most prestigious airlines globally is Air France.  Air France was founded on October 7, 1993 and it is known as one of the oldest air transport companies based in Paris, France. The airline is a part of the Franco-Dutch airline company which on the other hand is a member of the Skyteam Air Alliance. The Skyteam Air alliance is the second largest alliance in the world. Getting segmented into this alliance reflects the prestige this airline progressively maintains for the clients and the company itself. 

            Air France added channels of personalized offers, dynamically built product bundles, and rich offers content. Therefore, launching a program that will offer the members more flexibility, better earning scheme, options to spend their miles on flights and flight related services with a purpose to enrich the travellers experiences.

Just like many airlines, Air France utilizes various ways to advertise and interact with both travellers and tourism providers. And in order to do it, the company puts great marketing effort by using technology to let the whole world know about their business. For instance and not limited to are; advertisements on tv/posters, tv adverts, social media, flyers, and marketing in-flight experiences through videos that travellers will definitely enjoy. By using this strategy, Air France successfully attracts both current/new travellers to choose the airline the next time they fly. Not only this but, it also allows un-knowledgeable travellers to look up information about destinations and such. Overall, technology has helped the tourism industry immensely by reducing costs, boosting company operational efficiencies, even better services and helps to steer away from customer issues.Patricia Sison

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Royal Carribean introduced their new generation cruise ship in 2014 also known as “Quantum of the sea” that took the innovation into another level which captivated other cruise ship from submerging different local culture, language customs, and practices of the regions while enjoying its own classic local cuisine served on board. As the chairman and CEO of the company stated that “innovation has always been part of our DNA and we have taken advantage of all the creativity to design Quantum cruising,” and that included a wide range of entertainment for childrens when on board such as rock climbing wall, bumper cars, roller skates, flowrider surf simulator, kids aqua park, adventure ocean children’s program and many more while the entertainment for the adults are high speed internet, robotic bar, solarium and many more. The new feature entertainments aside from those mentioned above are RipCord by iFly, Northstar, Two70, SeaPlex, Music Hall, Virtual Balcony, indoor and outdoor pool, Family Connected staterooms, Studios, and Loft Suites.

This vessel is the first to have all engines use a multi-stream exhaust gas cleaning or AEP system that helps with the primary focus of this ship which are the environmental impact and sustainability as they take pride to develop new technologies that are more energy efficient. From air lubrication, hull configuration, high-efficiency appliances, window tinting, LED lights, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. This newest ship reduced 20 percent less carbon dioxide per person and have improved propulsion efficiency by up to 10 percent. They also invested in technologies such as advanced emission purification systems and selective catalytic reactors to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. As for more sustainable and humane products, they primarily buy the seafoods and cage-free eggs and they also eliminated the use of plastic straws and stirrers.

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The Island of Palawan is located in the Philippines and has an exciting growth specially in the international spotlight as it was rated as one of the best travel destination in the world, voted as one of the 7 Wonders of the World in 2012 and was also declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The marketing target is 15 years old and up while this paradise are introduced through media advertisement and recommendations of thousandfold that provides a direct and intimate contact between costumers and businesses. The natural resources can be utilized in tourism,agriculture and energy that will encourage the consumer and business to have different point of view on travelling and use the vacation as a way of improving health, happiness and productivity. By that means, it is expected to remain one of the fastest growing forms of international and domestic tourism worldwide. 

This beautiful island has a lot to offer that includes activities like island hopping,hiking,diving and underground caves and rivers are best for its tropical weather as a travel destination mostly for tourist all over the world. Palawan is composed of roughly 1,780 islands but as you can see on the pictures, I chose the island of Coron where we stayed for 6 days. From the time we arrived, we were warm welcomed by our designated driver who dropped us off in the hotel. We then proceeded in our first tour which is the Maquinit Hot Spring also known as “tub therapy” because the water came from an actual volcano underground and its temperature is about 40 degrees that made it so soothing, our first day only consisted of the hot spring trip so we can take a rest after the tiring flight. For the next day tours, we were introduced to our 4 tour guides including the boat driver who were so sweet and fun the whole time. The rest of the days consisted of Island hopping where I got to experience all different kind of activities that includes swimming underwater mountains, visiting lake twin lagoons, snorkeling, resting on white sand beaches, eating under the famous log house that are referred as “Kubo” and see the stunning views while the sun is setting down. Fresh seafoods are then cooked and served to your standards as part of the boat trip around the Islands.

It is surely a paradise with relaxing atmosphere and mesmerizing water that made it famous for adventurous tourists.