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The Perception of Soft Skills and Their Training at Hotel Front – Office in Connection to CoVid-19 Pandemics
The Perception of Soft Skills and Their Training at Hotel Front – Office in Connection to CoVid-19 Pandemics

Author(s): Stepan Chalupa, Karel Chadt
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: Soft skills training; in-field training; soft skills development; hospitality

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with soft skills training in the hospitality industry during the pandemic of Covid - 19. Based on the semi-structured interviews with hotel and front office managers, the main topics of communication with clients and their issues were identified, and the insufficiencies in employee approach towards these situations. The findings show that the employees are not prepared for critical situations and need proper soft skills training. This paper proposes virtual reality as a platform for real situation training, including feedback and in-training evaluation.

  • Issue Year: 10/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 517-521
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English