Curriculum Hotels and Hospitality in India
Hotels and Hospitality in India
The business of putting travellers up for the night: India's hotel industry, the key metrics, asset-light brands, the Taj story, OYO's rise and fall, homestays, India's shortage of rooms, weddings and conferences, hotel jobs, taxes, online travel agents and the future of hospitality.
- India's Hotel Industry How India's hotel industry is structured, from luxury chains to budget and unbranded hotels, and what drives demand from business, leisure and domestic travellers. 📄 Read-aloud
- Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR The three key numbers hotels use to measure performance - occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room - and how they trade off against each other. 📄 Read-aloud
- Asset-Light: Why Hotel Brands Don't Own Hotels How global and Indian hotel companies increasingly manage or franchise hotels owned by others, earning fees without heavy investment in buildings. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Taj Story How Jamsetji Tata opened the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai in 1903, how the Taj grew into India's largest hotel group, and how it recovered after the 2008 attacks. 📄 Read-aloud
- OYO: Rise, Fall and Recovery How OYO grew by branding small budget hotels, expanded too fast globally, faced disputes with hotel owners, and later cut losses. 📄 Read-aloud
- Homestays and Home-Sharing How Airbnb and homestays let ordinary homeowners earn from spare rooms, how this competes with hotels, and debates over regulation and housing. 📄 Read-aloud
- Hotels and Hospitality in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's hotels, key metrics, asset-light brands, the Taj and OYO. 5 questions
- Why India Has Too Few Hotel Rooms Why India has far fewer branded hotel rooms per person than China or the US, the reasons including land costs and long payback periods, and why rates are rising. 📄 Read-aloud
- Weddings, Conferences and Hotel Demand How weddings and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) drive hotel revenue in India, and how venues like Bharat Mandapam change the market. 📄 Read-aloud
- Working in Hotels What jobs hotels create, why hospitality relies on service charges and tips, and the skills, pay and career paths in the industry. 📄 Read-aloud
- GST and Hotel Costs How GST applies to hotel rooms and restaurants, how the 2025 changes cut rates for cheaper rooms, and how taxes affect competitiveness. 📄 Read-aloud
- Online Travel Agents and Commissions How platforms like MakeMyTrip, Booking.com and Agoda sell hotel rooms, why hotels pay commissions of 15 to 25 percent, and how hotels fight back with direct bookings. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Future of Indian Hospitality Where India's hotel industry is heading - new cities, spiritual tourism, technology and sustainability - and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud