Hotel Management

Hotel Management is one of the streams that have become very popular in recent years. According to the AISHE report, 2019 none less than 30,889 students enrolled in Bachelor of Hotel Management (B.H.M.) course alone in the reported year. Its career scope is tremendous especially in a country where tourism industry takes a good share in the economy. Hotel management opens up the world of the hospitality industry for a person. In this branch, strong interpersonal skills are required. One needs to be able to be a multitasker to thrive in the hotel industry. Responsibility of a typical hotel manager is vast including management of staff, sales management, financial accounting, customer service, etc. Other skills desirable in this field are having a pleasant personality, politeness, discipline, willingness to work long hours, good listening skills and ability to work in a team. …

One can join the Hotel management course after completing 12th. UG and PG courses are available in this stream. Vocational courses are also offered in hotel management. Apart from that some institutes also offer certificate courses, one can choose which course to pursue depending on his/her needs. Moreover, BSc and MSc courses are offered in Hospitality and hotel management in addition to Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM) and Master of Hotel Management (MHM) courses.
 
In BHM courses students learn subjects like Food & Beverage Production, Front Office, Housekeeping, Hospitality Communication, Food & Beverage Service Management, Hotel Financial Accounting, Management principals and practice, Computers in Hospitality Service, Marketing of hospitality service, Human resource development, accommodation Management, Hotel Costing, Hospitality Law, Allied Hospitality Management, Financial Management In Hotels, among other subjects. While in a Masters course in Hotel management one might expect to learn subjects like organisational behaviour, principles and practices of management, food science, Nutrition and dietetics management, communication and soft skills, Human resource management, marketing management, applied operations research, financial management facilities, Hospitality Management, Marketing and sales, Fundamentals of tourism and tourism products and such among many other subjects. However specific subjects taught may differ in accordance with the particular course being pursued.
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