About the Sector:
The Indian economy is opening up its horizons for tourism & hospitality industry as it continues to integrate with the world economy.
Besides the regular jobs of a travel agent, tour guide, air hostess, chef, waiter, managers and other opportunities await those who
are keen on taking up a job in this sector. The hospitality industry is a labor intensive one and India has a large pool of individuals
who prove as a catalyst in development and prosperity of the industry.
Tourism & Hospitality is broadly classified in two segments:
• Tourism: The tourism sector includes medical and healthcare tourism, adventure tourism, heritage tourism, ecotourism, rural tourism,
wildlife tourism and pilgrimage tourism.
• Hotels: These include business hotels, suite hotels, resort hotels, airport hotels, extended stay hotels, apartment hotels, resort
hotels, timeshare hotels, casino hotels, convention centers and conference centers
The main sub-sectors thus identified as sub-sectors of the tourism & hospitality sector are:
S. No |
Sub Sectors |
Brief Description |
1 |
Hotel |
Constitutes front office management, food production/kitchen & housekeeping. |
2 |
Restaurants |
Constitutes material management, food production/kitchen, Quality control & customer service. |
3 |
Facility Management |
Constitutes procurement, facility operations, property management operations, catering services & business support services. |
4 |
Tour & Travel |
Constitutes procurement & tariff, transportation, travel agency operations, tourism services. |
5 |
Cruise Liners |
Constitutes management, food &beverage (production &service), housekeeping, boat movement/maintenance, boat jetty management. |
The overall employment by 2022 in the Tourism Industry (in Hotels and Restaurants and Tour Operators)
is estimated to be about 7.2 million persons.
Projected Manpower requirement Scope :
The study on Human Resource and Skills Requirement in the Tourism & Hospitality Sector by Ministry of Tourism Government of
India and IMaCS Analysis, projects manpower requirement across the sector to approximately
Sector |
Projected Manpower Requirement - 2017 |
Projected Manpower Requirement - 2022 |
Skilled Manpower required in next 5 years |
Capital Goods |
1,869,000 |
4,065,000 |
2,196,000 |