If you have a passion to take up a career in
hospitality and if you can manage staff, then hotel management jobs are ideal
for you!
Hotel management is a booming field in the modern scenario. More than thousands
of 5 star and 3 star hotels are available in and around Chennai. They hire
employees for managing the smooth activities of their hotel. Generally hotel
managers oversee activities ranging from guest satisfaction, to budgets.
VARIOUS PROFILES IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT CAREER
Several types of hotel managers are required for the smooth operation of a
hotel business. General Managers, Resident Managers, Executive Housekeepers,
Front Office Managers, Convention Service managers, Revenue managers for
supervising finances, front-office managers for coordinating reservations are
different types of positios in hotel management job. All these profiles vary in
process nd complexity Candidates are selected according to their education and
experience.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR A HOTEL MANAGEMENT JOB
In order to work in top level or middle-level management candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in travel management/ hotel management. Graduates with the below qualificcation are eligible to apply for hospitality jobs,
- Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management (IoH)
- Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management (IoH)
- Diploma in Hotel Management (CTH)
- Advanced Diploma in Hotel Management (CTH).
HOTELS IN AND AROUND CHENNAI
Luxurious hotels like Habils chennai, The accord metropolitan, The park,
The residency, Park Sheroton, Green Park, Fortune select palms, Hilton chennai,
Hyatt Regency, Kohinoor Asiana Hotel, Le Royal Meridien, The Leela Palace,
Ramada Chennai, The Raintree Hotel are hiring for several positions in hotel
management. Vacanies are available in small scale hotels also.
SKILLS REQUIRED IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT JOBS
Hotel manager must need specific skill sets as mentioned below,
- They should possess a strong bussiness skills to understand and statisfy customer needs.
- Listening skill is necessary which would help them to determine guest concerns, while customer-service and problem-solving skills are also necessary.
- They should have a leadership quality in order to motivate and guide hotel staff and resolve conflicts.
- A basic knowledge in sales, marketing, accounting, computer systems and administration are also required to be placed in top hotels.
- Good written and spoken communication skills are mandatory.
- Handling pressuring situation with cool and poise is highly required for hotel management professionals.
- Long working hours, rude responses from customers, hectic timings, etc are some major drawbacks of career in hotel management.
- the manager is more involved in the day-to-day running of the hotel, often dealing directly with guests.
TRAVEL/TOURISM
India is a beautiful country with enormous tourist spots. Many people are fond
of travelling. Many love to visit places and hence tourism is becoming one of
the many sources of revenue for our country.
There are plenty of Government approved travel agencies, corporate travel
agencies, recruiting for candidates to play a good role in their company called
the travel managers. Apart from these Tourism Department, Hotels, Transports
like road transport, airlines, tour operators, timeshare companies, holiday
consultants, banks all requires travel managers for their regular operations.
WHAT IS THE ROLE IN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT JOBS?
Tourism career involves working in a hotel or resort, adventure sports centre on a cruise ship, as a tour guide leading activities and historical trips, as a travel guide and many more.
Key responsibilities of a travel manager includes,
- Meet different people and help them to know new places.
- Make schedule for customers to visit.
- Organize travelling and other facilities for visitors.
- Organize
presentation regarding tourism, tourist spots and many more in different
countries.
SKILLS NEEDED ON TOURISM JOB
- A strong communication skill and presentation skill
- Fluency in English
- Knowing more language is an added advantage
- Analytical skill
- Basic knowledge of different places in India
- Knowledge of people different nativities and their culture, dishes, practices.
- Pleasing personality and a detailed knowledge in travelling and tourist destination.
DIFFERENT PROFILES
Guest relationship manager, travel
manager, travel organizer are different profiles in travel management jobs
though all have a same work process.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRAVEL MANAGEMENT JOBS
Basic eligibility for taking jobs in
travel/tourism is a diploma or advance diploma in Travel/Tourism management.
SALARY OFFERED
One can expect to start with a salary
of 12000-15000 per month. Experienced candidates can get up to 50000 per month
based on their skills and knowledge in the industry.
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