Impact of Covid-19 on Employment Opportunities for Fresh Graduates in Hospitality & Tourism Industry

Abstract The research paper measures the impacts of COVID-19on hospitality graduates who were pursuing industrial training in the last semester. This industrial training was the main part of the program. This industrial training gives students hands-on experience along with job opportunity to work in the industry. This pandemic affected the hospitality industry worst as this was the first industry to close down and last to open. Students were asked a structured questionnaire in the multiple-choice format using Google forms as a tool. Findings suggest that student said the pandemic affected the training experience but still they want to continue to choose the hotel industry as a career option and it's their perception that industry will provide them job opportunities. Key words: covid-19, training, hotel management final year students, employment opportunities