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Some of your questions are very interesting and I appreciate it.
As for me the Hotel industry means a lot.
I have another experience in different field so I guess I deserve to compare.
1. The hotel industry is a field which has relation to tourism (as interior tourism also to exterior tourism). It means opportunity to travel even to smallest positioned employee.
2. Opportunity to not be involved in a political or economical crisis due to the opportunity to move to other country and invite your family with you.
3. Opportunity to grow up and to be promoted in a field to any Gender (Male/Female) depending on experience and Quality of your Job.
4. Oppotrunity to feel the difference between tourists. Also it means to be wiser.
5. Opportunity to get new connections from all over the world and to show you to this world.
6. Opportunity to get a salary in international currency.
7. Opportunity to decrease the spends on transportation, food, accommodation during the hiring period and collect a money for your education/ apartment/car/ family need.
8. To forget about political and religious debating and live for your future (Its not allowed to talk about this to hotel guest.
Disadvantages:
1. Even if you are general manager you are service staff who serves a tourists in a best interest of a hotel (no matter their rasa, religion, look, behaviour) and you have to really love people and love to hear them to deal with them. Thats why I think its my way. I am professional customer service (guest/tourist/client). I love to hear other people and love to help them.
2. You have to forget about your celebrations because in the time of biggest holidays you will work.
3. You have to forget about stability because to grow up in your field you have to move or stand in one place.
4. There is no opportunity to cry. You should smile in a face of people.
I guess its enough for now.
Thanks for your list, it’s quite informative. But I would complete it with two more disadvantages. First, it might take you quite a lot of time to get a management position, especially if you aim high, for example, a hotel manager at a Marriott hotel. Of course, you can cut through significantly if you have a diploma in hospitality. This was the case for me, as I’m a proud graduate of Les Roches Chicago. But a very small number of people start this way. Second, the achy feet. Most of the people who work in hospitality spend long work hours on their feet. This is something you get used to but it surely is an unpleasant thing.
