# The Luxury End of the Hotel Business

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 8 minutes - Multiple choice, Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 7, Test 3, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

6 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-34: Multiple choice

Hotels and the tourist industry. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. According to the speaker, how might a guest feel when staying in a luxury hotel?
   - A. impressed with the facilities
   - B. depressed by the experience
   - C. concerned at the high costs

32. According to recent research, luxury hotels overlook the need to
   - A. provide for the demands of important guests.
   - B. create a comfortable environment.
   - C. offer an individual and personal welcome.

33. The company focused their research on
   - A. a wide variety of hotels.
   - B. large, luxury hotel chains.
   - C. exotic holiday hotels.

34. What is the impact of the outside environment on a hotel guest?
   - A. It has a considerable effect.
   - B. It has a very limited effect.
   - C. It has no effect whatsoever.

### Questions 35-40: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

A company providing luxury serviced apartments aims to:
cater specifically for **(35)** _____ travellers
provide a stylish **(36)** _____ for guests to use
set a trend throughout the **(37)** _____ which becomes permanent
Traditional holiday hotels attract people by:
offering the chance to **(38)** _____ their ordinary routine life
making sure that they are cared for in all respects - like a **(39)** _____
leaving small treats in their rooms - e.g. cosmetics or **(40)** _____

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