English introduction, a hotel management major.

Hotel management is an academic research in the hotel industry. The degree of hotel management is usually awarded by a university college specializing in hotel management research or a business school with a hotel management research department. A degree in hospital management can also be called hotel management, hotel and tourism management, or hotel management. The degrees awarded in this academic field include Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy.

The focus of hotel management research is the management of hotel operation, including hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, amusement parks, destination marketing organizations, conference centers, country clubs and related industries.

[Editor] Courses In the United States, hotel and tourism management courses follow the application of core subjects similar to business degrees, but the focus is on hotel management. The core disciplines include accounting, administration, finance, information system, marketing, human resource management, public relations, strategy, quantitative methods and departmental research in various fields of hotel industry.

In addition to the above core courses, degree courses usually include:

Restaurant management (for example, catering operation management, food science, food selection and preparation, and catering cost control)

Accommodation operation (e.g. accommodation management, hotel operation, timeshare management of resorts, booking sales and marketing, hotel entity factory).

Global tourism (such as tourism management, aviation industry, sustainable tourism, reception and research methods)

Scenic spot management (e.g. theme park management, entertainment art)

Event management (e.g. event industry, catering management, hotel marketing management)

Food preparation (e.g. basic food preparation, food hygiene, beer and wine laboratories)

Many hotel projects require on-the-spot experience in the industry in the form of internship or cooperative internship.

In the Philippines, hotel and tourism courses are emerging research in Philippine education. There, it is called the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BS-HRM). It follows American hotel management courses, including: culinary arts, business administration, public relations, marketing, tourism management, accounting and human resources research.

[edit] Graduates are placed in some large hotel companies, such as Marriott, Hilton Worldwide, IHG, Hyatt, Sasi park, Windham, Bilan International Park and Resort, and various management companies provide internship programs, management training program and direct placement for students majoring in hospital and tourism management. Similar to other business areas, management training programs and direct placement opportunities are highly competitive.