Hospitality & Tourism Industry Cape Town South Africa

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Hospitality can said to be the relationship between the guest and the host where the host keeps the guests entertained and also caters to their needs to keep them happy for a cost.

The word that comes to mind when hospitality is considered is only luxurious, that's because each and every one wants their experience in hotelling and travelling to be excellent and lavishing. The hotel and travel jobs have become the most sought after job categories now days. In hotel and travel industry the customer always seek comfort and luxury. Once he gets these two as per his expectation, he can be charged more than normal which makes these industries really profit making mines.

Hotel Jobs

Hospitality refers to the relation which is built up between a guest and their host and it also refers to the act of being hospitable, that is taking care and entertaining the guest, visitors or strangers with full due respect. Hospitality mainly refers to those jobs in the sectors of hotels, restaurants, casinos, catering, resorts, spas etc and other businesses dealing with tourists. We will talk about hotel jobs here which are abundant ...
... as it is a booming industry. The total net worth of this industry could now be estimated to be whooping 61 billion dollars a year and is increasing at a fast pace. To get a job in this industry what a person needs is a degree in hospitality management, well which is just a basic degree to enter. Moreover, what a person requires is that it has to be in his nature that he is hospitable and polite to everyone. The salaries in this industry can start from meager and go up to millions (and these days it is really earned by various chefs working in hotels). Restaurants have also b

ecome an important part in the hotel industry, world class restaurants are setting up their chains in major cities of the world. A hotel is also incomplete without a good place to eat. The hotels in various countries are graded on the basis of the quality of services provided by them. The important grades of the hotels are the 3 and the 5 star. In recent times another category has been added to these which is a 7 star, which has been obtained only by a Dubai based hotel.

Travel Sector jobs

Travelling can said to be an exquisite pleasure which can be experienced by a person from going to one place to the other and people in the travel industry can be said to make those journeys memorable. The main source of travel industry in these days can said to be aviation, cruise, tour operator dealing with holidaying etc. The aviation industry also influences the travelling patterns of the tourist. The cheap and easily available tickets, number of airlines and the frequency of the flights is increasing the number of tourists. Travelling can be of various modes but it is essential for your host to make it comfortable and fun. One major benefit of the job in travel industry is that a person gets a lot of chances to visit various beautiful tourist places for free and get paid for it. The jobs in this industry are lucrative, enjoyable and gives chance to interact with lot of people. The most suitable person for travelling kind of jobs is one who is physically fit, knows more languages as foreign tourists are

the main source of money, and like as in hospitality industry be polite to his customers and importantly an extrovert. He should also have the knowledge about the area where his guest will be travelling.

Hospitality Industry's worth is in billions so it is a good chance to take advantage of it. Many youngsters are now looking here for their career prospects and making good use of its boom time. To be a part of this industry all one needs to be is presentable, appealing, polite, sweet natured, friendly, extrovert and of course hard working. The work force of hospitality industry is usually young; they age from between 25 to 40. This is because this is the most active part of their life and they put in their hardest efforts during their working period. This industry depends heavily on the tourist inflow in the country and the money they have brought to spend there.

The main components of the hospitality industry are hotels, diners, spas, motels etc. hotelling being the most important one as it generates the maximum revenues, is the most sought after for jobs.

professionals complete a basic course in hospitality management to be a part of this industry and there are other professional courses which are needed to be done to get lucrative jobs. The individual hoteliers also make the job seekers go through their special training programs before they actually get there jobs.
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