Why Hospitality Is India’s Most Underrated Career – A CEO’s Perspective

“Everyone talks about the glamour in hospitality... But no one prepares you for the grind.” - Ft. Rahul Khandelwal | CEO – Voyage Hotel & Banquet*

In this honest and eye-opening conversation, *Rahul Khandelwal*, the CEO of Voyage Hotel & Banquet, takes us behind the velvet ropes of India’s hospitality industry — a career path often seen as luxurious from the outside but brutally demanding from within.

Rahul Khandelwal has been awarded by East India Hospitality award twice for the best hospitality & recognised by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship with Nation Pride Award as Best Hospitality Consultant; Voyage has also been recognised by Sikkim Government for promoting tourism in Sikkim

Voyage started with one property in 2015 of 25 keys & now a group of 9 hotel with 300+ keys & adding 150 more keys this year. Has served over 1 million+ satisfied guests

This episode is not just an interview. It’s a wake-up call for students considering hotel management, entrepreneurs running service-based businesses, and anyone who’s ever looked at the hospitality industry from the outside.

🚪 What's inside this episode?

✨ From the Outside:
Polished lobbies, elegant uniforms, smiling staff
The perception of prestige and ease

🔥 From the Inside:
Grueling shifts, no weekends off, endless pressure
Emotionally demanding, physically exhausting, mentally testing
Every guest matters. Every mistake costs.

🎤 What Rahul Shares:
His real journey from student to CEO in the hospitality space
Why empathy, not ego, builds a great hotelier
What young professionals and students need to hear before choosing this path
How guest satisfaction, team morale, crisis management, and brand trust are all tied together
The invisible backbone of India’s hospitality sector — its people

🔍 Is this episode for you?
✅ You’re a student considering hotel management
✅ You’re already in the industry and feeling burnt out
✅ You’re an entrepreneur running a banquet, airbnb, or service-based business
✅ You want to understand what makes hospitality such a powerful yet underappreciated career

💡 Key Takeaway:
Hospitality is not just about greeting people — it’s about *understanding them*.
It’s not about rooms and reservations — it’s about *relationships*.
And the most successful hoteliers? They're not just managers — they’re leaders with heart.

🔔Watch now to hear the truth no one talks about — straight from a CEO who’s lived it.

📌Drop your thoughts in the comments —
Are you in the hospitality industry? Thinking of joining? What has your journey been like?

“Hotel management is not about luxury. It’s about people. And that makes it powerful.” – Rahul Khandelwal

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