Career Prospects in hotel management

At the present rate of growth of Indian Tourism, the future of careers in Hotel Management is extremely bright. The requirement for manpower is estimated to be over 100000. With globalization, jobs in hotel industry are also opening up internationally. International job opportunities offer better salary packages and opportunities for travel as well as prospects of professional and personal growth.
You can look for a career in:

• Hotel and restaurant management
• Airline catering and cabin services
• Club management
• Cruise ship hotel management
• Hospital administration and catering
• Hotel and tourism associations
• Forest lodges
• Guest houses
• Institutional management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)
• Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc.
• Hotel and catering institutes
• Self employment

Students graduating from established institutes of hotel management can join Railways, Airlines, and Shipping lines in their catering services, or the defense sector. Hospitals and other institutions also recruit hotel management professionals.