What is the difference between hospitality and hotel management?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Hotel Management, as the term suggests, is focused on managing all aspects related to the functioning of a hotel. From the time a guest arrives at a hotel to the time he checks out, the responsibility of all activities during the guests stay in the hotel forms part of Hotel Management. Activities included in Hotel Management are Front desk and reception, concierge, housekeeping, room servicing. The term Hospitality means taking care of the guest or visitor. Hospitality is not restricted to the hotel alone, but could be anywhere. After all, any guest or visitor to an office, club, restaurant, institution, etc., requires to be attended to, and if there is a trained professional from the hospitality industry to receive them, then the guest or visitor is assured of a pleasant experience. The Travel and Tourism industry looks to hire professionals from hospitality, of which hotel management is a significant branch.