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FHRAI to form revenue earning divisions

Will offer consultancy and placement services

Sanjeev Bhar - New Delhi

In order to strengthen the organisation with more financial inflow, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) plans to form two subsidiary divisions, which will offer consultancy on hotel operations and placement services for the industry.

Speaking exclusively to Express Hospitality, Kamal Sharma, its secretary general, reveals that the federation is now ready to take on the mantel of offering knowledge back to the industry in the form of consultancy services and become a platform for identifying placement opportunities for students as well as professionals. "FHRAI possesses a huge talent pool through its large industry participation and we are going to use that for the betterment of the industry by offering professional expertise. At the same time, FHRAI will also act as a forum for placement opportunities which will be useful for existing professionals apart from fresh management graduates."

The new subsidiary divisions are Sharma's brainchild, which has received unanimous approval at the federation’s recently concluded annual convention held last month in Chandigarh. "We are just formalising the necessary steps towards the formation of the divisions and also looking forward to a tie-up with a foreign consultancy firm," Sharma adds. The divisions will be funded through internal accruals and are expected to begin operations early next year. The consultancy division will address all areas of hotels from F&B, operations, engineering, sales and marketing, etc. The federation will be proactive by making its website more interactive and offering a forum for property opportunities that will help hotel buyers/sellers to interact on a single platform.