PERCEPTION AND PREFERENCES OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT STUDENTS TOWARDS WORKING IN HOTEL INDUSTRY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/q1kx1a09Keywords:
Hospitality, Hotel, Students, , Perception and PreferencesAbstract
The hospitality industry is a service industry which includes several sectors such as hotels, food industry, tourism, retail sector, event companies, theme parks, transportation and many more. The bang in hospitality and tourism sector is not only in India but abroad also has impressed it into a most of profitable and beneficial sector of the world that also brings a considerable amount of foreign exchange. As an affect many well- known hotel chains are planning to open a huge number of hotels throughout the world. To run their organization (hotel business), educated and expert manpower is required. This has triggered the hospitality education in the India too. The hospitality industry worldwide has been stood up to with the issue of pulling in and holding quality workers. On the off chance that the present understudies are to turn into the viable experts of tomorrow, it is crucial to comprehend their impression of the travel industry work. Along these lines, this study targets exploring the view of hospitality management students at the various schools in Uttrakhand towards the business as a lifelong decision. This research paper will focus on last year students who are going to join hotels in short duration. This research aimed to find the perception and preferences of hospitality management students towards working in hotel sector. This research paper is based on observation and feedback of 200 students of different colleges for which prearranged questionnaire along with the personal interview of selected students which included 20 well framed questions analyzed of likert scale statistical tools such as percentage and mean from which we conclude that perception of final year hospitality management students towards their preferences and choices to work in reputed hotel brands industry
Downloads
References
1. Al., Z. M. (2016). Graduates’ Perception on the Factors Affecting Commitment to Pursue Career in the Hospitality Industry. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences , 416-420.
2. Anastasios Zopiatis, G. K. (2006). Perceptions and attitudes towards the hospitality professions in cyprus. Tourism Today , 33-46.
3. Anoop Kumar, P. K. (2014). An investigation of the perception of hospitality graduates towards the industry: a gender perspective. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Vol. 3 (2) .
4. Anoop Patiar, E. M. (2016). Hospitality Management Students’ Expectation and Perception of a Virtual Field Trip Website: An Australian Case Study Using Importance-Performance Analysis. Griffith Business School .
5. Brown, E. A. (2011). Hospitality management graduates' perceptions of career factor importance and career factor experience and the relation with turnover intentions. Graduate Theses and Dissertations .
6. El-Houshy, S. S. (2014). towards Working in Hotels: a case study of the faculty of tourism and hotels in Alexandria University Hospitality Students ' Perceptions. Tourism In A Changing World: Opportunities & Challenges, (pp. 800-819). Eygpt.
7. Eric A. Browna*, S. W. (2014). Hospitality management graduates’ perceptions of career factor importance and career factor experience. International Journal of Hospitality Management .
8. Lashley, C. (2013). Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study. Research in Hospitality Management , 1-8.
9. Lusby, C. (2017). American and Macau student perceptions towards working in the tourism and hospitality industry. International Interdisciplinary Business -Economics Advancement Journal,vol-2 , 54-64.
10. Nicolae Lupu, M. O.-M. (2014). Perception About Business Education In The Tourism Domain And The Hospitality Industry. Business Education in the Tourism Domain and the Hospitality Industry , 800-810.
11. Obrien, P. W. (2014). Climbing The Hospitality Career Ladder: Career Guidance Insights From Social Networking Profiles. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management vol-2 , 1-17.
12. Öztin, A. R. (2007). Career Perceptions of Undergraduate Tourism Students: A Case Study in Turkey. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 6(1) , 4-17.
13. Rajeshree S. Pol*, H. P. (2015). Perception of Final Year Hotel Management Students towards Working in Hotel Industry. Atithya: A Journal of Hospitality , 47-53.
14. Ross, G. F. (1993). Tourism and Hospitality Employment and Career Perceptions Among High School Student. Visions in Leisure and Business: Vol. 12 : Iss. 1 , Article 3 , 13-33.
15. Seongseop (Sam) Kim a, n. (2016). Hospitality and tourism management students' study and career preferences: Comparison of three Asian regional groups. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education 19 (2016) 66–84 , 66-84.
16. T.S. Natarajan, G. R. (2018). A Study on Hotel Management Graduates Perceptions and Preferences of Jobs in Hotel Industry in Channai City. International Journal of Management , 72-77.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
