IN India Bachelor's Degree
Customer Service Excellence in Hospitality
Read a guest, fix a problem and turn a complaint into loyalty.
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 What guests are actually buying
- 1.2 Expectation, perception, and the gap between them
- 1.3 The moments that decide how a stay is remembered
- 1.4 Service culture across a whole property
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- 2.1 Anticipating rather than reacting
- 2.2 Types of guest, and what each one needs
- 2.3 Cultural expectations of service
- 2.4 Personalisation without intrusion
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- 3.1 Before they arrive
- 3.2 Arrival, and the first ten minutes
- 3.3 During the stay
- 3.4 Departure, and afterwards
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- 4.1 Standards, scripts, and where scripts fail
- 4.2 Empowerment: what staff may decide on their own
- 4.3 Small gestures with disproportionate effect
- 4.4 Consistency across departments and shifts
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- 5.1 Service recovery, and the recovery paradox
- 5.2 Handling a complaint face to face
- 5.3 Compensation: what, when, and how much
- 5.4 Complaints that arrive in public, online
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- 6.1 The angry guest
- 6.2 The guest who is never satisfied
- 6.3 Intoxicated and disruptive behaviour
- 6.4 Protecting your staff while protecting the relationship
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- 7.1 Service depends on the back of house
- 7.2 Handover and internal communication
- 7.3 Training and coaching service behaviour
- 7.4 Leading by example on the floor
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- 8.1 Guest feedback, and designing a survey worth sending
- 8.2 Online reviews and reputation
- 8.3 Mystery guest and audit programmes
- 8.4 Turning feedback into an actual change
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- What guests are actually buying
- Anticipating rather than reacting
- Before they arrive
- Standards, scripts, and where scripts fail
- The angry guest
- Guest feedback, and designing a survey worth sending
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Bachelor's Degree students in India
- Studying: BHM / BHMCT, B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration, BBA Aviation, BBA Tourism
- Recent graduates strengthening a CV
- Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each of the five courses stands alone
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.