Hotels in South India face host of challenges

With 119 hotels coming up in the four southern states and 11,000 rooms likely to be added to the capacity, hiring trained manpower will be a challenge for the sector, a hotel industry official has said.

'Hiring talent is a major challenge for the industry now with more properties coming up. Unlike earlier, the hotel industry is not a preferred sector for job aspirants owing to its working hours and the challenging nature of work,' T Natarajan, secretary, South India Hotels and Restaurants Association (SIHRA), told reporters.

He said in Chennai alone 4,000 rooms will come up by 2012 and 2,000 rooms by 2011.

Text: IANS

Image courtesy: Chola Sheraton, Chennai

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