Summary: The essence of strategy and strategic planning. A brief description of the main provisions of strategic planning. The basic problems of strategic planning for hotel companies. The proposed approach to solve these problems.

Key words: strategy, strategic management, efficiency, competitiveness. 

Summary: The basic position of creating security in hotels, identifies possible major threat to guests and hotel staff, the classification is made on the level of equipment intruders and their preparation and the possible locations of increased interest of criminal groups. The basic components of an integrated security system of the hotel, the brief characteristic. Particular attention is paid to the organizational component of an integrated security system of the hotel.

Keywords: hotel, security staff, threats, access control, human resources, technical resources, organizational security component. 

Summary: The situation today in the market of hotel services in Ukraine, was described. The reasons that influenced the decline of the hotel market, were identified. Problems because of which the hotel can not get the maximum profit, have been identified. Events that will help owners to effectively manage the hotel and get more money, have been proposed. The need to implement the work at modern information systems has been proven. The need for specialization of the hotel was founded.

Keywords: profits, marketing politics, motivation, specialization, additional services, informative systems, interactive menu.