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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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