Hospitality and Tourism Management
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HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
Hospitality management is a field that focuses on all aspects of hospitality operations including hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, amusement parks, country clubs, and convention centers while tourism management focuses on tourism development, management of the travel industry, tourism marketing, and tourism services.
HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS
- It includes jobs working in hotels, restaurants, casinos, theme parks, cruise lines, and other facilities that help customers meet their leisure and recreational needs. Many jobs in the hospitality industry involve dealing with customers face-to-face in a variety of ways.
- Hospitality managers run the day-to-day operations of a restaurant or hotel, including overseeing personnel, ensuring that the facilities are properly maintained, taking steps to ensure customer satisfaction and overseeing the upkeep of administrative and financial records.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT
- Bachelor’s Degree: in Hotel Management, Travel & Tourism.
- Some universities do prefer candidates who have some prior professional experience but it is not mandatory at all.
TOP COUNTRIES TO STUDY HOSPITALITY
According to the various popular rankings of the best hospitality training institutes, following countries are best for the study of Hospitality Management:
- SWITZERLAND
- USA
- UK
- AUSTRALIA
- NETHERLANDS
- SPAIN
- DUBAI
- HONGKONG
- CANADA
- FRANCE
- NEWZELAND
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The tourism and hospitality industry are one of the strongest industries in the world in terms of overall GDP, employment and growth.
- +6 million net additional jobs in 185 countries
- +7.6 Trillion US$ (10.2% Global GDP)
- 292 million jobs sustained
- 1 in 10 jobs in the global economy
Hospitality Graduates can look to work in the following fields:
- Hotel operations: front office, rooms division, food & beverage, events
- Hospitality management: HR, finance, marketing, real estate, public relations
- Entertainment: venue management, event planning, sales, retail, VIP services
- Luxury: lifestyle services, private charters, VIP events & services
- Food & Beverage: fine dining, catering, culinary arts, sommeliers
- Health & wellness: spas, fitness, private clinics, retirement living, hospitals
- Online & technology: OTA’s, start-ups, sharing economy
- Other roles: hotel openings, hospitality consultancy, project management, R&D
SKILL SET REQUIRED
The most important skills for Hospitality Professionals are:
- Teamwork
- Multi-tasking
- Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Industry Awareness
- Time Management
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Hazard Awareness
AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS
As per a survey, the hospitality professionals earn a decent living and grow very fast. Their average earning is approximately $25,000 PA (at entry level) to $ 200,000/- PA (at senior levels)
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