In the Hotel and Lodging Management Event, students are given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in hotel and lodging marketing or marketing management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks in hotels, motels, lodging services, convention services, and food and beverage services. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.
Careers and Salary Ranges
- Chef
Colleges and Universities with Hotel and Lodging Management Programs
- Central Michigan University , http://mkt.cba.cmich.edu/
- Northwood University , http://www.northwood.edu/academics/hrm/
- Michigan State University , http://www.bus.msu.edu/shb/
- Grand Valley State University , http://www.gvsu.edu/htm/index.cfm
-Eastern Michigan University , http://www.emich.edu/coe/catalogs/ugrad/hperd/recr_maj.html
-Northern Michigan University , http://www.nmu.edu/departments/techandappliedsciences/
- University of Michigan , http://www.kines.umich.edu/academics/sm/index.html
Work Place Examples
-Hotels
-Resorts
-Hotel Restaurants
Skills Needed to Succeed in the Hotel and Lodging Management Industry
-Provide service that exceeds the expectation of guests
-Enjoy serving people
-Leadership and Reliability
-Dedication and Commitment
-Flexibility and Creativity
Trade Groups and Industry Associations
-Michigan Hotel Motel & Resort Association
-American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
-International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA)