Hospitality Education – Creator of Future Leaders

Vol-4 | Issue-6 | June 2019 | Published Online: 12 June 2019    PDF ( 356 KB )
Author(s)
Sweta Mehta Patel 1

1Faculty for Management, Sahyog College of Management Studies, Thane (India)

Abstract

With the second largest Gross Domestic Product contributor in India, service sector has been gaining popularity in India. Hospitality industry contributes approximate 45 per cent in GDP. Hospitality education prepares students for critical thinking, flexibility, entrepreneurial spirit, management skills, innovations and many other qualities which are essential in building stronger connections with stakeholders and makes them a good leader. The main objective of the study is to focus on the hospitality education and its requirement in today’s service world. It also highlights the qualities which hospitality education inculcates among students. Thereby prepares them to become a future leader. This industry is growing to a wide extend and it creates limitless opportunities for these sector students. The researcher came across the fact that candidates from hospitality industries are demanded by a variety of industrial sectors. Hospitality education makes them versatile to get fit into any area of industry.

Keywords
Hospitality, Leader, Stakeholders, Opportunities.
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