Hotel Management : Introduction
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.
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