orientation-catherine

$4,ooo,ooo lobby renovation

our Lodging management program went to the Albany Marriott for our first orientation. When we arrived there we went to the salon D for a power point presentation and to meet the general manager Olsen and his assistant Jen. They told us a little bit about themselves and showed us a presentation of all the different Marriott's around the world, about the hotel, what happens there and what the workers have to do on a daily basis.Thomas and Jen also talked a little bit about the Columbia - Sussex who owns the franchise and J.W. Marriott who owns the name of the hotel.We met the directors of the different departments of the hotel like Deborah who is the food and beverage director and we met Micheal who is the front office manager. We also took a tour of the hotel and saw the gym, housekeeping,the pool area, some conference rooms, the lobby,the bar,the front desk. Going to the Albany Marriott was important because they showed us a little bit about the Marriott which will be helpful for our Lodging management group when we start our internship there. One of my favorite parts of the orientation was meeting the directors , listening to what they're jobs are at the Marriott and learning a little bit about them. I thought it was neat how most of the workers went to college for a different major and ended up in the Lodging field. I really liked going to the Marriott because it is a very good experience to have and i got to learn a little bit about how the Marriott runs. I gained a lot from this experience , i know a lot more about the Marriott now then i did before the orientation. This internship is going to really help me when i start a internship at the Marriott, i will already know some workers and know a little bit about working at the Marriott. This internship will be really helpful when i want to get a job in the Lodging field because i will already have a experience working at a hotel.