Chapter: 1.1 – Introduction to Lodging industry. Lodging or hospitality industry is a type of residential accommodation, which provides use of room for the tourists or the people who are away from their home accompanied by the food service & other service products for the duration of time the customer has paid for. Chapter 1.2 - History of lodging industry in India. The abstraction of lodging industry in India is quite old, many people use to travel for religious places or for different business purpose, India has been known for its hospitality , that’s why India is main tourist attraction for foreign tourists. In ancient times when people travels from one place to other , they need food & shelter for their stay so that time householders started this trend of lodging by which the tourist can easily get the food & accommodation by paying a fixed amount of money. When the British came to India they started building western styles lodges & hotels in important cities like Mumbai & Kolkata. Mr Pallonji pestojee was the pioneer of …show more content…
It has a vast geographical richness , whether it is mountaineering ,trekking, paragliding, number of destinations like camel safari , jeep safari are the major kind of adventures which can be achieved in the wildlife sanctuaries or national parks in India , leh ladakh region provide a mind-blowing site for the same where one can experience the adventure of biking here , to go inside the sea & know about the separate life of creatures is also special kind of experience for tourists in adventure scuba diving, which water rafting which also enchants the tourists who like to flow against the wave of water with full of risks &
Hospitality industry is a broad industry which contains many services. Hotel management, hotel administration, hotel and tourism management are the branches of this industry. Hospitality management includes hotels, restaurants and cruises. This is a service sector and this kind of work is not for everyone. This sector needs so much employee and it creates great employement chance. Hospitality sector as a whole currently employs almost 2 million people. However, its not that easy to get in as a employee. People who work in hospitality management needs to be good at communication and also they need to be superb at customer service skills. It is also important to be able
Hotels- the most important accommodation subsector which provide the greatest total employment within the tourism industry at the global
The Hotel is situated in the bustling East Cork market town of Midleton, located just 14 miles (15 mins drive)
1).The relationship between Hospitality and Tourism: Tourism and hospitality go hand in hand, the hospitality industry offer services like accommodation, transportation, food and beverage, recreation and leisure. Tourism is the activity by the tourists where they engage in travelling to destinations where they want to experience recreational and leisure activities and most of the time avails of accommodation, food and beverage. The hospitality industry is the supplier of the services for tourism. The meaning of hospitality is providing a safe and enjoyable environment for patrons. It also means responsibly serving liquor, to ensure that patrons do not become unduly intoxicated and subsequently a problem for management, staff and the
. Hospitality is one of the largest growing industries in the world. Word witnessed booming growth of hospitality industry. There is different category of service offers to different Clients like luxury to budget etc. This sector play very important role in countries GDP growth and employment growth. Nevertheless there are lot issues facing this industry these are different sustainable issues like social, economical and environmental issues which increase coast .another one is increasing operating cost and labor cost problem one of the major problem facing nowadays because shortage of skilled labors, highest staff turnover etc. another problem is increasing competition many companies force to cut down their prices because of this which
The hospitality educational institutes approached a more reflective learning approach along with the traditional vocational base. It studies the historical evolution of hospitality education and how a liberal approach to the educational curriculum affected the students at two universities one in Scotland and the other in Australia. The authors concluded in the end that traditional hospitality paradigms and management practice may be challenged and traditional rituals questioned, hence there is a requirement for the mindset of the educators to be changed to invent the future rather simply following the past. (Morrision & O'Mahony, 2003). Challenges that the hospitality education altogether will face in the millennium are huge. The most evident challenge for the industry would be information technology and it widespread use globally and how it can revolutionize the hospitality industry and the hospitality education in the new millennium. (Rimmington,
Tourism is defined as an activity when people travel to different places for leisure, recreation, sightseeing, business, health, religion and many other purposes. The history of tourism can be traced back to the ancient times when man use to travel in search of food, water and for trade and gradually over the years started travelling for pleasure, festivals and cultural exchange. Later on with the development in modes and speed of transportation like roads, rail, steamships & finally airlines and also more facilities of accommodation like Innes, Hotels etc. led to the unparalleled growth of tourism.
Foreign tourist who visit kerala, south India. They accordingly implemented the plans to help satisfy the needs of the tourists.
In the previous twenty-five years, hotel industry has been gripped the most essential element that actually has positive effect on the development. In the concept regarding modern high-flying marketing strategies, branding is considered as the most imperative factor as the top-notch industries have realized the worth of it. This is the most developed section of hospitality industry that is basically dependent on the pillar of first-rate services. Like various major industries, the base of hotel industry is about the notion of “demand and supply” and its inevitability. Everybody is quite acquainted with the hotel industry’s theory of demand and supply and that is essentially focused on the idea of a place, where customers come to stay, stopover, eat as well as visit alone or with families or friends or colleagues and others. (Kandampully & Suhartanto, 2000)
Branding strategy has become an essential part of all the industries and the business organizations believe that it is the brand which makes and withstands the value for a longer period of time. Branding is one of the most important aspects of any business large or small and it is the effective brand strategy which gives a major edge in the competitive markets. In this article we will find ten assumptions in the hotel industry which might give a boost or a major rise for an extended period to the brand.
Challenge in the Assumption –Lack of branding might result in a loss of reputation for the Hotel. This aspect is true for almost for most of the hotels as branding is a part of the marketing strategy.
“The capital of the world is in 23 different places”- this was the tagline used by the General Electric Company when it expanded its business in 1995. It is very valid for India as well. India is emerging as one of the leading economies of the world and the rate of growth in every sector of the economy is immense. The hotel industry is very sensitive to economic cycles and is therefore intrinsically linked to the state of the economy. At present, there are over 462 hotels in the country and the total number of rooms is around 58612. Hotel room supply has increased in 2010-11 by 15% while the nationwide occupancy has increased by 1.7%. Although the growth in supply is a double digit figure but the growth in occupancy signals the fact there
weary travellers, and an industry was born. Although accommodation today is varied and their services
Helped With unique efforts by government and all other stakeholders, including hotel owners, resort managers, tour and travel operators and employees who work in the sector, Indian hospitality industry has gained a level of acceptance world over. It has yet to go miles for recognition as a world leader of hospitality. Many take Indian hospitality service not for its
The hospitality industry includes enterprises that provide accommodation, meals and drinks in venues outside of the home. These services are provided to both domestic and inbound visitors.