Why is Hotel Management popular as a career pathway?

Hotel management as a career has been blooming ever since the Indian economy opened up in 1991 when major hospitality chains started entering the country with partnerships with Indian business houses. Moreover, Indian industry also opened up giving rise to the international business traveller visiting India for business.

India has always been on every avid travellers itinerary. As both tourism and hotels are complementary and improvement in one affects the other and that’s precicelywhats happened in the past quarter of a century. With improvement in infrastructure such as development of airports, railways, airlines, highways, etc have opened India up to the global traveller. Apart from this the government has also taken steps to improve facilities and monuments. This in turn has boosted the morale of both home grown hospitality chains such as the Taj Group of Hotels, ITC Group of Hotels, Oberoi Hotels & Palaces, etc apart from the international entrants such as the Intercontinental Hotels Group. With an improvement in the hospitality sector and more hotels opening shop, there has been a rise in demand for skilled professionals in the sector which is the reason why students are taking interest in adapting hotel management courses in India.

Students in India have an opportunity to study on hotel management courses that are of repute and that are career oriented. Most hotel management schools have excellent placement as well as partnerships with leading domestic and international hotel chains. Therefore it is imperative that one refers to the prospectus to see the placements on offer and the companies that offer the same. Some central and state universities also offer hotel management courses however they might require some form of an entrance test as competition is high.

So how does one figure out whether a hotel management institute is of repute then? Apart from having excellent industry links, a good institute should cover the basic elements of hospitality such as housekeeping, front-desk operations, food and beverage service, sales and marketing, event management, etc. Along with this it is important for a candidate to visit the institute, meet the faculty, see the facilities on offer, speak to current students to get their opinion and then make an application to study. Also, if some kind of scholarship is required; this information should also be found out.