Hotel and catering is the world’s fastest growing industry fuelled by the boom in business and holiday travel. The number of hotels in India is growing and the existing ones are expanding. So is the demand for trained people who can look forward to a large number of attractive and rapid-growth job opportunities.

This comprehensive, information-packed book provides both an overview of careers in hotel management as well as practical guidance and expert insights into various relevant issues for all those looking at career options in the world’s fastest growing industry:

• What hotel management is all about

• The various jobs available in a hotel; areas of specialisation

• How to enter the hotel and catering industry

• Qualifications, skills and training required

• What it is like to work in a hotel; the pros and cons

• What it takes to succeed, personality traits that help

• Opportunities in related fields for hotel management graduates

• The various institutes, courses and training programmes of hotel management — both in India and abroad

• What industry insiders have to say about the profession.

How to qualify

• Comprehensive information on professional and vocational courses in hotel management

• Courses offered by government and private institutes

• Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses

• Management training programmes of reputed Indian hotel chains

• Where to study abroad.