Guest Relations Officer

Accor

Key Objectives

Significantly Improve Booking.com Score

Booking.com scores strongly influence our visibility, ranking, and revenue.

A dedicated Guest Relations Team will:

• Manage all Booking.com pre-arrival communication, ensuring guest requests and expectations are addressed before arrival.
• Conduct personalized welcome and follow-up interactions with Booking.com guests to reduce the risk of negative reviews.
• Implement a daily recovery plan to address issues immediately before they escalate to online complaints.
• Ensure post-stay messaging is done professionally to encourage positive reviews and strengthen our online reputation.
• Monitor daily Booking.com comments, categorize issues, and coordinate with departments for quick actions that directly improve the score.

Full Ownership of Guest Satisfaction Across Both Hotels

The Team Will

• Oversee arrival experience, lobby presence, and first impressions, which greatly influence guest sentiment.
• Manage real-time service recovery, maintaining a high presence in public areas and guest floors to detect issues early.
• Track and resolve guest complaints, ensuring every concern is closed with proper follow-up.
• Coordinate with Operations, Housekeeping, and Engineering to minimize repetitive service gaps.

Enhance Loyalty & Member Experience

Loyalty members expect a higher level of recognition and personalization. The team will:

• Handle VIP & loyalty arrival preparation, ensuring rooms, amenities, and preferences are perfectly aligned.
• Provide consistent communication with ALL and Accor loyalty members, ensuring they feel recognized and valued.
• Monitor member satisfaction scores, focusing on repeat guests and their preferences.
• Conduct daily briefings to identify expected loyalty arrivals and ensure their stay experience exceeds expectations.

Qualifications

• Knows standard cash handling procedures and knowledge of computerized cash register systems.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Must be able to understand and follow verbal/written instructions, work on more than one task at a time, and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to use tact and understanding when dealing with a variety of customer service problems, including stressful and highly emotional situations.
• Must be highly organized and able to pay attention to minute written and verbal details, particularly when performing multiple tasks.
• Standard office equipment including but not limited to: telephone, copier, cash register, PC, fax machine, and PBX machine.
• Must pass a background check.

Education/Formal Training

High School diploma or equivalent

Experience

Must have past experience in dealing directly with the public and acquired general knowledge of basic customer service skills.