Hotels are amongst the most visible and important aspects of a country's infrastructure. Hotel industry is a closely linked one to the tourism industry. A number of factors like promotion of tourism and rapid industrial progress have given a boost to hoteliering. The recent liberalisation of trade and opening up of economy will further lead to revolutionary growth in this sector.
With increasing globalisation, career opportunities in this field are not only limited within the country but there are chains of hotels which operate internationally providing scope of a career abroad. It is a glamorous profession which has a bright future. With the growth of hotel industry propelled by foreign and domestic tourism and business travel, the demand for well trained quality personnel too has grown impressively.
The diversity of experience in hotel management is greater than in any other profession. Hotel industry involves combination of various skills like management, food and beverage service, housekeeping, front office operation, sales and marketing, accounting. Today, the rise in corporate activity (leading to greater number of business trips) as well as the wish to travel on holiday has made the hotel industry a very competitive one.
At the present rate of growth of Indian Tourism, the future for those attempting to make a career in Hotel Management is extremely bright. The Department of Tourism expects that by the end of this century, the annual requirement for hotel rooms will be around one lakh- signifying a sizeable increase in the number of hotels and skilled personnel required to run them. The requirement for manpower too is estimated to be 45,000 .
With increasing internationalisation, jobs in Hoteliering are also likely to open up internationally, offering better remuneration and opportunities for travel as well as prospects of professional and personal growth.
Eligibility:
One can enter this field by direct entry or through hotel management institutes. For direct entry the vacancies are generally advertised in the newspapers and the minimum prescribed qualification is graduation with 50% marks.
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Course Details:
The duration of training varies between 6 months and 3 years, depending upon the type of course.
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Job Prospects:
Lots of lucrative and interesting openings are there for hotel management graduates in various fields like: :
• Hotel & Restaurant management
• Airline Catering and Cabin Services
• Club management
• Cruise Ship Hotel Management
• Hospital administration and catering
• Hotel and Tourism Associations
• Forest Lodges
• Guest Houses
• Institutional Management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)
• Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc.
• Hotel and catering institutes
• Self employment
Career options
A hotel consists main departments such as Operations, Front office, House keeping, Food and Beverages, Accounting, Engineering/ Maintenance, Sales and Security. Each department has a number of positions that one can opt for.