“ATITHI DEVO BHAVO (Guest is God)”

From the stereotypical MBAs in Accounting, Economics, Insurance, Finance, Management Science, HR (Human Resource), Marketing and Operations among many others, a course in Hospitality is also offered. Though, as out of place as it might seem, it is a opportunity to try out a new field and excel in it. Hospitality means much more than just hotels and food. It includes everything from lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line to a gamut of various other, fields within the tourism industry.



The hospitality industry is divided into sectors according to the skill-sets required for the work involved. The various sectors include accommodation, food and beverage, meeting and events, gaming, entertainment and recreation, tourism services, and visitor information.



A typical MBA in Hospitality Management program is designed to produce highly skilled and proficient professionals who are capable to serve an increasingly dynamic hotel and tourism industry around the world. The tourism & hospitality industry has being doing quite well in India and around the globe and therefore demands qualified professionals who can manage & cater to discerning customers. This is where an MBA in Hospitality Management comes into play.



With 240 million people in the industry, the career opportunities are immense. There are jobs in field of Hotel, Catering and related fields. Notwithstanding the economic slowdown, the hospitality sector is booming and has room for more. Achieving new and great heights with every step, this sector is for sure the place to be! The scope of hospitality management is growing with the number of chain restaurants, hotels, spas, holiday resorts that are mushrooming everywhere, the food and hotel industry are the least affected, no matter what the economic condition of the country maybe. The fact brings in a security to the profile of a hospitality professional.

 

What does an MBA in Hospitality Management Entail

Aside from a powerful life experience, an MBA degree in Hotel Management should supply you with a 2 year full time course along with three main value propositions – Skills, Networks and Brands. The course work/syllabus involved in an MBA in Hospitality Management program includes core management courses like managing service industries, organizations, and people, research methods for business, accounting and finance for service industries, and strategic management, to name a few and also has hospitality emphasis courses like:

• Front Office and Room Management
• International Resort and Convention Management
• International Hotel Franchising and Management
• Hospitality Law
• Hospitality Marketing & Sales
• Fundamentals of Tourism & Tourism Products
• Food & Beverage Management
• Accommodation & Leisure Management
• Hospitality Law
• Public Relations & Corporate Images
• Foreign Languages ( Spanish, French, German, etc)
   

Skills a Hospitality/Hotel MBA Professional should have
 

“Hospitality should have no other nature than love.”
 

In the hospitality business warmth, friendliness and service go hand in hand with efficiancy, organization and professionalism. MBA in hospitality/hotel management professional should have the following qualities instilled :

• Analytical Reasoning
• Problem solving attitude
• Adaptability
• Critical thinking

Some colleges/institutes offering an MBA in Hospitality Management

• Amity School of Hospitality – Noida/NCR
• Gems B School ( Mysore, Thrissur, Pondicherry, Chitradurga and Srinagar [ J&K] )
• IAM - Institute of Hotel Manangement - Kolkata/Goa/Guwahati
• International Institute of Business Management (IIBM) – New Delhi
   

An upside to the hospitality industry is that you get to travel to new places and deal with customers on first hand basis, if number crunching jobs are not for you. You should also know that the hospitality industry can be a fun and unique place to work along with with being incredeably diverse when it comes to responsibilities.
 

After doing an MBA in Hospitality Management, the scope in future is tremendous as the food & beverage industry of any country is the last to face any economic storms. Tourists never stop visiting countries. With abundant scope and security in this field, it makes for a valuable career option. A lucrative and relatively happening field with many incentives. Seemingly fast paced and far from the mundane and stereotypical MBAs offered.

If you feel tempted already, the only thing left to do would be – Go for it!!

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