How is hotel management as a career?

Hotel management is a great career, with immense scope and opportunities all across the world. I can say this for sure as my cousin brother has done this course about 18 years back and today he is heading a chain of cinemas across India. A career in hotel management has become a preferred choice of candidates these days. Hotel management as a job offers attractive opportunities with immense scope for growth and learning. A degree in Hospitality covers various aspects like accommodation, food and beverage, food Science and nutrition, facilities design, laws pertaining to the hospitality industry, basics of tourism. The degree focuses on building highly sophisticated professionals with vibrant personalities and effective communication skills. The course also extends the opportunity to learn different languages other than English for an extra edge in the industry. You need to e very hard working, good in communication, patient and diplomatic in handling people and adapted to work long shifts. The careers can be made not only in hotels but also in clubs, shopping malls, airlines, cruise ships, tourism associations, education, concierge, facility management companies etc. With this immense scope and opportunities it is imperative that the competition for these must be high. It becomes important that you do your degree in a college / university of high repute which is able to provide you the training with: Best facilities, infrastructure and equipment. Trainers/ educators must be well qualified and experts in their fields. Industry interface: Your college must make it sure that before you pass the degree, you have done ample internships/projects in industry that you don't find it difficult to adapt to highly demanding jobs later on. The teaching pedagogy of the college must be practical oriented. The course must include the training on the relevant software like fidelio. Placements, since your ultimate aim is to make a career, whats better than having an offer in hand before you pass the degree. Some good Hotel Management institutes which tick all the right boxes are IHMs, Taj, IIHM and LPU Punjab. So, make sure your career is shaped by one of the top ones only. It is desirable that you check your eligibility for each one online and apply in the right time-frame. Who knows, you may get into one of them.

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Hello! In Today's world, the conventional career options like Engineering, Medical or Government Jobs are not just the only available best career options in the world, there is a tremendous amount of opportunities that one needs to identify, learn, prepare and practice and with the hard work, consistency and especially a strong will to do that job is the only key that will make you successful. Even if we know that there are an ample amount of opportunities still our previous generation of parents, teachers, friends or relatives constantly push you towards following the same path that others have been following without identifying your interest areas. Understanding the need for a person He/she needs a good hospitality services either for their business needs, travel needs, vacation needs and in recent years there is a tremendous growth in the hotel industry because now even a common man is capable to afford the best hotel services in a budget to experience a luxury in his lifestyle. If we talk about careers in Hotel Management then there are many opportunities where you could start your career with as Hotel Management has spread its tentacles in many domains some of which are listed below; Hotels, Guest Houses and Resorts ( Domestic as well as International ) and Tourism associations ( for eg: State Tourism development corporations ) Airline Catering ( Flight kitchens and Cabin Services ) Cruise Ship Hotel Management Hospital Administration and Catering Hospitality Services in various MNCs Kitchen Management ( in hotels, universities, schools, offices, company guest houses, etc.) Self Employment ( Entrepreneur ) and there is a lot more. So if we look at the career options after doing Hotel Management then there are many opportunities where you could pursue your career and achieve a big position in life because its an ever demanded field. Now with this one need to understand and look forward to choose the right academic partner for yourself. Few of the leading Universities that offer this course are : IHM WGSHA. Manipal Oberoi Centre, Delhi Lovely Professional University B. V Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Navi Mumbai Asian Memorial Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Jaladampet Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Bangalore (Karnataka ) Banarsidas Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Kalkaji (Delhi ) Bikaner Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bikaner ( Rajasthan )

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Once you become a hotel management graduate, a wide world of job prospects will be open to you. Since the hospitality industry has many departments like operations, food and beverage, front office, accounting, security etc. You can choose your preferred department and apply for various jobs. A hotel management system is a set of hotel software solutions that keep operations flowing. Good management can really make a huge difference by improving the productivity and efficiency of your hotel. LPUs Hotel Management and Tourism Discipline prepares the students through an industry-endorsed curriculum and intensive service-oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. The eligibility for the course is Pass with 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. There are students from over 70+ countries on the campus. The School trains its students in the campus hotel named University Hotel of 25 rooms hosting national and international guests where students practice along with the staff. The School has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchens and bakeries are equipped to enable students to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning through most modern gadgets. We have four training restaurants to teach students about the authentic serving style of food and beverage. LPU labs are equipped with one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratories, two computer laboratories with 60 computers, and a simulation laboratory for aviation. LPU Hotel Management and Tourism Discipline is the gamut of research activities that make it a unique academic environment that stimulates creativity and critical thinking and provides impetus to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly-skilled motivated researchers. It is worth noticing that to motivate students, LPU keeps on organizing different workshops & events and also invites top personalities from the industry. LPU students of the School of Hotel Management and Tourism have got 100% placement with prestigious global establishments this year. LPU students of the year 2015 passing out batch have been placed at allowances/salary up to Rs 22.5 Lacs per annum. Their employers are top hotels, resorts, palaces groups, and airways including Ritz-Carlton (USA), Qatar Airways (Doha), Oberoi Group, Zuri, Grand Hyatt, Sarovar, Broncos, and more. Many of them have already joined their duties in top countries.

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LPU has been the university that has outperformed most of its competition. Be it academics, sports or cultural activities, the university boasts a number of accolades to prove its credibility. This is one of the reasons that contribute to making it one of the fastest-growing universities in India. Students here are groomed to be better-skilled individuals than merely engineering students (or any subject student for that matter). I am sharing few points which will help you to take decision- Lovely Professional University School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that grooms students through industry endorsed curriculum and intensive service oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. Students are surrounded by peers from 70+ countries giving them an international edge. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. The School is conducting various workshops through which students are learning the live technical skills through tactical experiences. University has university HOTEL managed by students. All guest of LPU stays in our hotel and its a opportunity provided to students to have hands on experience and learn simultaneously. They are ready for industry now. LPU students of the School of Hotel Management and Tourism have got 100% placement with prestigious global establishments this year. LPU previous year students of passing out batch have been placed at allowances/salary up to Rs 22.5 Lacs per annum. Their employers are a top hotel, resorts, palaces groups and airways including Ritz-Carlton (USA), Qatar Airways (Doha), Oberoi Group, Zuri, Grand Hyatt, Sarovar, Bercos and more. Many of them have already joined their duties in top countries and Indian Cities at coveted posts. M.Sc. Hotel Management student Vanish Vikas Diwikar has been selected by worlds Top Hotel Company Ritz-Carlton (USA) at Rs 22.5 Lacs allowances per annum. I hope this answer will help you!

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There are many exciting jobs opportunities for hotel management graduates with the increasing competition in the hotel industry. In my opinion I would like to recommend Lovely Professional University for this programme. LPU is a well renowned private university in India with 30K+ students all across the world and with 4000 experienced faculty members and staff members. There are more than 200 programmes to choose and with a great infrastructure LPU provides all the facilities within the campus itself. LPU has earned many affiliations, recognition's and accreditation's down the lane and mark itself amongst the few of the top private universities. Even the placement opportunities in LPU are much better than other private universities as it is ranked the 5th amongst the other universities for its placement records. Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela Palace and Resorts, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance & Marriott (Malaysia ), Taj Tashi & Le Meridien Thimphu (Bhutan), Westin Turtle Bay Resort (Mauritius ), Taj Exotica (Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber Grade Trama) France, etc. If I talk about placements, the companies visit LPU are Accor Group of Hotels, ITC Maratha, AISATS (airport Management), Oberoi, St. Regis, Shangri-la, Thomas Cook, Travel Triangle, Radisson chain of hotels, etc.

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Hotel management is a field where practical training is crucial to becoming successful. Hotel management courses include practical training and hence you get to learn a lot of skills that help you become a seasoned professional. Having a hotel management degree helps open up career avenues early on. Lovely Professional University School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that grooms students through industry endorsed curriculum and intensive service oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. Students are surrounded by peers from 70+ countries giving them an international edge. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. The School is conducting various workshops through which students are learning the live technical skills through tactical experiences. University has university HOTEL managed by students. All guest of LPU stays in our hotel and its a opportunity provided to students to have hands on experience and learn simultaneously. They are ready for industry now.

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