This course provides an opportunity for students to develop and expand their knowledge and understanding of the management of hospitality organizations within an international context to graduate level. The course focuses on contemporary developments in the international hospitality industry, concentrating on the analysis of the supply and demand. 

The twin concepts of 'Hotel' and 'Hospitality" have emerged and evolved through a long process and have primarily been an outgrowth of civilization and technological advance. The origin of the practice of hotel and hospitality could, indeed, be traced back to the origin of man's faculty of walking. However, as a regular and professionally meaningful phenomenon, it owes its origin to the onset of the transport revolution. Further, while, in terms of quantity and quality, hotel industry has been growing since the eighteenth century, it was only well into the twentieth century, especially after the Second World War, when mass tourism at the global level began to flourish that hotel industry got a shot in the arm. It is around this point in time that the need was felt for the accommodation component of the growing tourism industry. Today, hotels (accommodation and lodgings) constitute the most important, the most visible, and probably the most vital segment of the infrastructure facilities for travel and tourism industry anywhere. It has been witnessed that there exists a strong, positive two‑way, interactive correlation between the tourist arrivals and the availability of accommodation. Thus, the provisioning of proper accommodation of acceptable standards would largely determine the level and pace of growth of tourist traffic and vice­ versa. 

More recently, there has been a visible shift towards the economy‑class, medium‑budget hotels where the guests should be able to get satisfactory and desirable standards of comfort and hygiene within an affordable price range. Nowadays, hotels exist to suit all wallets and tastes, ranging from a chic boutique property to a city resort hotel, five‑star luxury hotels to simple guest houses; and from Art Deco elegance to places or facilities to meet the needs of families.  

Hotels, motels, restaurants and clubs have witnessed phenomenal growth in the last two decades. Such growth is the only expected to multiply manifold in the coming decades. The reasons are numerous: globalization, liberalization of the Indian economy, attitudinal shift towards holidaying, the entry of MNCs and a renewed interest in all things Indian the world over are but a few. 

The resultant growth in the hospitality industry has created several thousand jobs for hotel management professionals and those in related areas such as food technology, personnel management and tourism administration”. It is estimated that 2,00,000 qualified hotel management professionals are required now to run the five star hotels across the country. This number is an indication of the kind of demand for hotel management career avenues in India. 

This career field offers tremendous opportunities for growth both in India and abroad. It gives hotel management graduates the opportunity to work not only in five star hotels but a host of other exciting avenues as well. These include luxury liners, cruise liners, clubs and the armed forces. 

For the aspiring hotel management professional, therefore, there is no better time. This career stream offers challenging work environments in some of the leading hotel chains in the world at attractive salaries and with excellent perks. A certain amount of glamour is also attached to jobs in this industry. 

To be a successful hotel professional, the following skills are essential:

v    Communications skills

v     English Language fluency and proficiency

v     Knowledge of foreign languages

v     Friendly disposition 

Metros, Key business centers, Places of tourist attraction, Airports, Motel chains (on national highways), Government tourism departments in all parts of the country, Mobile jobs (with luxury liners, and trains such as the 'Palace on Wheels') .

Graduates in hotel management may choose to diversify into the travel and tourism industry Food Journalism and Food Photography are emerging as interesting options. Education and training are also options. Hotel management graduates are also well equipped to be entrepreneurs. Running a catering business from home, setting up restaurants and guest houses are some popular choices.

Event management is another area of work suitable for hotel management graduates. Those specializing in catering technology are suited to enter the food processing industry Nutrition and dietetics, Health Foods, Food technology and quality control are challenging