Front desk associate vs guest services agent

Differences between front desk associate and guest services agent duties and responsibilities

Front desk associate example responsibilities.

• Manage customer service issues with ease and charm and train other co workers in daily operations.
• Manage confidential information and documentation, including financial data, and credit card information and payroll checks.
• Manage patients records by keeping all medical history, insurance and personal information update and verify abiding by HIPAA protocols.
• Process reservations for business groups via opera system.
• Process guest reservations, assess needs and ensure appropriate accommodations and assist guests with concierge-relate services.
• Contact patients regarding unpaid and underpay accounts, verification of insurance, accounting, customer service, computer and telephone operations.
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Guest services agent example responsibilities.

• Train new associates to Hyatt standards and the most efficient way to accomplish the day's tasks.
• Assist customers with booking hotel rooms and handling on-site complaints about rooms, service or billing issues.
• Execute strong customer service by facilitating reservations, room amendments on an individual and corporate level, including agencies.
• Process special reservation requests in the LMS database.
• Maintain room booking lists and directly provide guests with the requested information concerning the facilities locations and surrounding area.
• Operate the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls, assisting outgoing calls, scheduling wake-up calls and supporting room service departments.
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