Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

• Identify type of food available
• Income from tour operations
• Understand the human resource employed
• Income from handicraft outlets
• Personnel in this industry
B. According to the study on Hotels the data revealed that:
• 44% of the hotels started functioning during last 10 years, 54% of them are private surveyed
limited companies, and 38% are single owned.
• Nearly 65% of the hotels have restaurant in the hotel itself. Conference hall, room service, TV,
hot- cold water, refrigerator, telephone, transport, laundry etc are facilities available in most of
the hotels. Cultural show is available in 37% of the hotels and in 38% of the hotels, bar facility is
available.
• Three star hotels employ highest number of persons followed by non star and two star hotels.
The average number of personnel in the present sample of hotel industry is 35. During the
survey, we inferred from a large number of hotels about an acute shortage of trained and quality
manpower.
• Nearly 36% of the hotels earn Rs.5 Lakhs or more per month and 56% of the hotels have an
income of more than Rs.1 lakh monthly. The average monthly income of the sample hotels is
Rs.8,38,730/-. Increasing electricity tariffs was considered as one of the major deterrent for the
sustenance of the hotels.
• Kerala cuisine is available in all hotels. Other south and north Indian and continental food are
available in a large number of star hotels and heritage homes.
C. Available Facilities
The survey revealed that:
• About 65% of the hotels have restaurant in the hotel itself. The facility of Conference hall, room
service, TV, hot- cold water, refrigerator, telephone, transport, laundry etc are available in
most of the hotels.
• Cultural facilities are available in 37% of hotels.
• ATM counters operate in only in very few hotels. These facilities are rare in other types of hotels.
• Kerala cuisine is available in all categories of the Hotels. Other types of south Indian and north
Indian as well as continental food are available in a large number of star hotels and heritage
homes. Chinese food is very rare in various categories of hotels.
• In 64% of the hotels, bar facility is not available. Non-availability of the bar facility is a serious
drawback for the growth of hotel Industry and the policy of Bar Licenses in the State must be reexamined
to ensure consistency and providing of growth opportunity for the Hotel Operators.
• Majority of the hotels are not providing enough facilities for indoor and outdoor sports.
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