Aims & Objectives
The aims & objectives of the conference were :
To analyse hospitality education system in India;
To ascertain the requirements of Hospitality Employers;
To understand & identify the gap between vocational schools, University Teaching Departments & Employers expectations & fulfilment;
To examine lacunae in course structures, faculty development, Industry interface
To identify, compare & develop the hospitality management education practices in India with respect to developed nations;
To suggest timely measures to enhance the quality of hospitality education in India and offer it globally.
The Conference Report is available in the download section on the top of home page of this website
The Venue
Durgapur Society of Management Science
DSMS - one of the premier Management Colleges in India, is based in the hub of the Industrial city of West Bengal at Durgapur. DSMS's picturesque campus is spread across 7 acres land providing for approximately 90,000 sq.ft. of built area for housing the college with highly equipped laboratories, modern classrooms & other required modern facilities, including separate hostels for boys and girls, indoor & outdoor games facilities with big playground, Music class, Yoga class, well equipped Gym and many more. It is an eco-friendly environment endowed with the blessings of nature- a canopy of blue sky and a lush green landscape, an oasis of calm, offering the students a refreshing tranquility to think and meditate in deep study.
Durgapur Society of Management Science
Dr. Zakir Hussain Avenue, Bidhan Nagar,
Durgapur 713206
West Bengal - India
Ph : 0343-2532213/14/15, +919932077701
Telefax : 0343-2536993/2533198
Email : info@dsmsindia.org
Website : www.dsmsindia.org
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IHC Supported Seminar on
Changing Trends in House Keeping: Immense Scope for Hotel Management Professionals
January 10th & 11th 2009, LAD College of Hotel Management Nagpur Maharashtra (India)
IHC Supported Two Day National Conference on Hospitality 2010
12-13 December 2008 - Coimbatore - India
For Details please visit our Downloads Section
REPORT OF WORLD TOURISM DAY celebrations on
September 27,2008
Report on workshop titled
"Application of Research in Tourism & Hospitality"
at
Himalayan Institute of Technology, Nehru Colony, Dehradun.
The Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies, HNB Garhwal University and Indian Hospitality Congress celebrated World Tourism Day (27 th September 2008) A one day workshop on 'Application of Research in Tourism and Hospitality' was organized as a part of celebrations (27 September 2008). The workshop was held at the Himalayan Institute of Technology – Nehru Colony, Dehradun.
Various delegates including faculty members from hotel management institutes across India attended the workshop. The inaugural session started with Prof. S.C Bagri, President, Indian Hospitality Congress' presidential address. Prof. Bagri said that the need of the hour is to excel in research in hospitality and tourism. Two international journals were released during the workshop, namely – Journal of Tourism – An International Journal < The first University Journal in tourism discipline being published internationally with University of Southern Mississippi USA> http://www.usm.edu/jot ; and International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Systems– Aman Publications New Delhi <http://hotelmgmt.tripod.com>. Ashish Dahiya – Jt. Secretary presented the annual report of IHC, while B.P Sharma, Director Operations – Himalayan Institute of Technology in his speech focused on the current theme of 'Tourism responding to the Climate Change.'
The first session of the workshop focused on 'Qualitative Research in Tourism and Hospitality.' Prof. Bagri focused on the scope and need of qualitative research. Methods and parameters to conduct qualitative research ethically were also discussed. The session highlighted the thrust areas for qualitative research for all in terms of academicians, industry and young learners. In the second session Dr. Surekha Rana, from Guurukul Kangri University, Haridwar focused on quantitative aspect of research. Dr. Rana further focused on report writing and contribution in research journals. Various styles of referencing, types of articles were shown to the delegates. Pushkar Negi gave a vote of thanks and the delegates were presented with a certificate in the end. The programme was coordinated by Yashpal Negi. About twelve institutes across the country attended the workshop.
IHC Successfully Organised:
AICTE Sponsored National Conference on
"INDIAN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY – CONTEMPORARY ISSUES"
27& 28 March 2008 – Rishikesh Uttarakhand
Centre for Mountain Tourism & Hospitality Studies
HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal – Uttarakhand.
In association with
Indian Hospitality Congress
Supported by Indian Housekeepers Club
Kukreja Institute of Hotel Management
&
Emerald Publications
Emerald publishes the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (IJCHM) and the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (IJCTHR). IJCHM is considered as one of the top tier journals in the hospitality management field. Emerald has over 180 journals and IJCHM is the third ranked journal in terms of downloaded articles. Over 450,000 articles from IJCHM were downloaded worldwide in 2007.
All the registered delegates got A two-week free trial to the journals of Emerald Publications namely - The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Research
& International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research.
Indian Hospitality Congress offers felicitations to University Toppers in Hotel Management Programmes
University Toppers (Hotel Management)
A certificate of appreciation from President Indian Hospitality Congress along with a Gold/ Silver medal has been given to the University toppers in 2nd IHC Conference at DSMS – Durgapur, West Bengal on 29-30 Jan 2009
