HOTEL MANAGEMENT CAREER
Hotel Management is the course that opens up diverse career opportunities for the hospitality aspirants. Hotel and Resorts are always the first choice for most of the students. However many students join Restaurants, Cruise Liners, Aviation, Food and Beverage Retails, Multinational Companies, and Tourism Organizations. As per WTTC, India was10th rank among 185 countries of the world in terms of travel & tourism’s total contribution to GDP in 2019. The contribution of travel & tourism to GDP was 6.8% of India’s economy. The above figures say it all. With a rapid growth of tourism sector worldwide, hotels are coming up in every possible tourist destination. As a result trained hospitality professionals are on high demand, in India as well as abroad.
What is Hotel Management?
Hotel Management is the course that one can join after his/her 10+2. One gets trained in the different departments of a hotel during the course. Theoretically as well as practically. This could be at the front desk, in the kitchen, in housekeeping, Food and Beverage. If you have a knack to decorate rooms or you are a finicky about the cleanliness of the surroundings. If your passion is to serve to the guests, you can join Food & Beverage service. Hotel management teaches about the managing the hotel in a professional manner. You also learn how to manage day to day business in a hotel or in a facility service.
Hotel Management Career Scope
After graduating with a degree in hotel management, one can be absorbed in various positions. One can be a front office executive, housekeeping executive, commie or a service waiter. One may chose his/her area of interest, i.e. whether he/she wants to join housekeeping, front office, food production or service. After completion of industrial training (IT) in their chosen fields, they can opt for any position in the hotels. One easily get the job the hotels as the demand is very high and increasing day by day.
Hotel Management degrees can also be done from abroad as some of today’s prestigious institutes are situated in Switzerland and other European countries. Graduating from these colleges, give an extra edge to the career aspirants in the hospitality industry. Nowadays hotels prefer to spend less on the training of the recruits. As a result trained hospitality professionals are on high demand.
Job Prospects after Hotel Management
Job in Hotel Industry is like any other job depends on the market economy. If the economy is doing good, there will be lots of job In the sector. As hospitality and tourism sector is growing in India as well as in all the countries of the world, working in tourism sector is much more secure in respect to job. For instance, this sector was doing great even at the time of recession. In the next couple of years, the demand of the trained hospitality professionals are going to increase manifold. As India has become a prominent tourist destination and as a result the world tourism scenario has seen a stiff rise in recent years. Following are the top hotel chains of the world has presence in India now.
- Marriott International: As of June 2024, Marriott had the most properties worldwide with 9000. Marriott has been the global leader for eight years in a row.
- Hilton Worldwide: Hilton has 7530 properties worldwide and is the third-ranked chain.
- Choice Hotels International: Choice Hotels has 7,467 properties worldwide.
- IHG Hotels & Resorts: IHG has 6,179 properties worldwide with the brand like Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn
- Accor: Accor has 821,518 rooms with the brand like Novotel, Ibis and Pullman
Besides the job in the hotels and restaurants, one can get opportunities in Air flight catering, navy, cruise ships, and guest houses, hotel and catering institutes. However, If one wants, can start his/her own catering establishment, hotel / restaurant / Banquet as an entrepreneur . Therefore we can say that choosing hospitality career is a great choice for future leaders.
We wish you a great career !