There are four main meal plans for hotels:
1. American Plan (AP) includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. It offers convenience but limits dining flexibility.
2. Modified American Plan (MAP) includes breakfast and one other meal, offering some flexibility and lower cost.
3. Continental Plan (CP) includes continental breakfast only, allowing guests to choose other meals but at a low included cost.
4. European Plan (EP) does not include any meals, giving complete dining flexibility but requiring payment for all meals.
There are four main meal plans for hotels:
1. American Plan (AP) includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. It offers convenience but limits dining flexibility.
2. Modified American Plan (MAP) includes breakfast and one other meal, offering some flexibility and lower cost.
3. Continental Plan (CP) includes continental breakfast only, allowing guests to choose other meals but at a low included cost.
4. European Plan (EP) does not include any meals, giving complete dining flexibility but requiring payment for all meals.
There are four main meal plans for hotels:
1. American Plan (AP) includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. It offers convenience but limits dining flexibility.
2. Modified American Plan (MAP) includes breakfast and one other meal, offering some flexibility and lower cost.
3. Continental Plan (CP) includes continental breakfast only, allowing guests to choose other meals but at a low included cost.
4. European Plan (EP) does not include any meals, giving complete dining flexibility but requiring payment for all meals.
There are four main meal plans for hotels:
1. American Plan (AP) includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. It offers convenience but limits dining flexibility.
2. Modified American Plan (MAP) includes breakfast and one other meal, offering some flexibility and lower cost.
3. Continental Plan (CP) includes continental breakfast only, allowing guests to choose other meals but at a low included cost.
4. European Plan (EP) does not include any meals, giving complete dining flexibility but requiring payment for all meals.
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Activity 9- Meal Plans
1. What are the four meal plans? Describe each.
American Plan (AP) - Full Board - means that the nightly rate quoted by a hotel or resort includes three meals a day, i.e. breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the American plan, the meals are provided by the establishment's kitchen and served on site, typically in the dining room. Modified American Plan (MAP) – Half Board - refers to a booking option that includes the room night, a free breakfast and a second meal either lunch or more typically dinner. This option is offered for multiple reasons. One of which being that it allows hotels to offer more price conscious guests and families the ability to anticipate their costs. Continental Plan (CP) - indicates that the quoted rate includes a continental breakfast. A continental breakfast normally consists of coffee or tea, juice, and bread. The bread may be as simple as a loaf or as appealing as a basket of freshly baked croissants, scones, and muffins. At some facilities, yogurt and fresh fruit may also be available. The Continental Plan breakfast does not include cooked foods, such as pancakes or eggs. European Plan (EP) - indicates that the quoted rate is strictly for lodging and does not include any meals. All food provided by the hotel is billed separately. Taxes and tips are usually additional as well.
2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each plan.
Four Meal Plans Advantages Disadvantages 1. American Plan You can spend time It’s not for foodies. (AP) touring. And less It’s not for people with worrying about where small appetites. to your next meal is You may not like the coming from. menu or the food itself. Breakfast will be Some places offer a waiting for you. fixed lunch and/or Drinks with dinner. dinner menu that does Normally beverages, not allow for including coffee, soda, substitutions or offer beer, and wine are alternative dishes. included with meals. You may have to dine on their schedule, not yours Reservations may be required. 2. Modified It should be cheaper It squelches your American Plan than the three-meals- sense of dining (MAP) a-day American adventure. It gives you the Food choices are freedom to try another typically limited restaurant. The food could be You have the unappealing convenience of Food is served during knowing where your specified hours. meals will be provided A boon for people with a small appetite 3. Continental Plan You have complete Service times for the (CP) choice over your lunch breakfast can be fixed, and dinner meals. which means if The service is something came up, manageably cheaper you would be than other plans. inconvenienced. Depending on the This type of hotel may hotel, you can be not serve the best food served in bed or be quality. invited out for a buffet in the dining area. 4. European Plan You are not limited to It’s harder to budget (EP) eating at the hotel No “free” breakfast It’s easier to save Foraging in lousy money weather It’s more romantic Not every local You can still have restaurant is a winner breakfast in bed Lunch in freestyle