Hotel management may be a good mixture of day-to-day business activities and customer service. Find out what else attracts people to the present in-demand role and find out top tips for entering the industry
1. Early responsibility
Fast growth, on the work training and career development opportunities are excellent reasons to think about a career in hotel management.
Hotel managers are liable for each and each aspect of the hotel that they work for, from front-of-house departments like reception and concierge services to housekeeping, maintenance and catering. Behind the scenes responsibilities include hiring staff, managing budgets, taking care of PR and setting sales targets.
2. Salary potential
Traditionally salaries within the hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors are lower than those in other industries. However, there are still certain roles in these sectors that can prove financially lucrative.
3. Diversity
Continually welcoming new guests to the hotel means every day is crammed with different challenges and requests which keeps your working day interesting.
Opportunities within hotel management are endless and to form the foremost of them you will need to be flexible. You could work for an independent or chain hotel, become a head or manage specific departments, and add a spread of locations like big cities or coastal areas. You’ll get to tackle new challenges every day and meet and make connections with people from all over the world. If you’re after a typical Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm job, hotel management probably isn’t for you.
4. Job satisfaction
As a hotelier your job is about people and you therefore got to be nation person. Your aim is to ensure that every guest’s stay is as pleasant and enjoyable as possible and that the highest standards of customer service are met. In short it’s your job to make people happy.
Knowing that this has been successfully achieved through regeneration and good reviews will bring you an excellent sense of job satisfaction and can spur you on to realize even better results.
5. Creative input
In order to thrive and grow the hospitality and tourism industries need creative people. To succeed as a hotelier you will need to be ready to come up with and implement new ideas on a daily basis, like themed afternoon teas or guided tours so as to enhance the service that you simply provide.
‘Each guest is different then are their needs. In this role you’re always creating a product, be this a replacement recipe for the restaurant, innovative cocktail for the bar or the general guest experience. There is always scope to be inventive,’ says Gaurav.
It often takes diligence to urge new initiatives off the bottom but since guest experience may be a major a part of a hotels success, employers are generally hospitable creative suggestions, especially if they will enhance or improve the organisation’s reputation.
6. The chance to travel
Hospitality, travel and tourism opportunities, including jobs in hotel management, exist in countries everywhere the planet . If you’re employed as a manager for an outsized chain hotel you will have the prospect to travel not only locally and nationally, but also internationally.
‘The industry is truly global,’ agrees Gaurav. ‘It offers the opportunity to travel to (and work in) some of the most exotic locations on the planet.’

