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Backgrounder
- There are an estimated 1.2 million hotel rooms in the country. However, the star category hotels account for a mere 7% (approx. 80,000 rooms).
- The number of rooms is estimated to be increased to 2.9 million and 6.6 million in 2010 and 2020 respectively.
- The Four & Five star hotels (along with the heritage hotels) employ on an average 162 people per 100 rooms, compared to 122 in the One, Two & three Star Hotels and 58 in the unorganized sector.
- There are almost 800,000 people working in hotels across India. In addition, there are more than 1 lakh employees working in motels on state and national highways.
- Employment in hotel sector is estimated to increase to 3.8 million by the year 2020.
- A bulk of the employees (approx. 60%) are working in F&B service, Kitchen and housekeeping.
- Almost 80% of the employees in key hotel functions such as F&B, front office and housekeeping are young; they are less than 40 years old.
- Most employees in the management/supervisory cadres in the front office, F&B service, kitchen and housekeeping in four & five star hotels have a formal hotel management qualification.
- Almost half the managers and supervisors of the one – three star hotels have either a hotel management degree/diploma or a Food Crafts Institute Certificate.
- Untrained manpower is also employed in large number with organized sector’s hotels.
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