Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitality Educators in India

Abstract

The coronavirus outbreak has severely affected the entire human race, including the Hospitality and Tourism industries all over the globe since January 2020. The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected industries significantly and all educational institutes in India and overseas. Although the option of online or virtual classes has come into practice, hospitality and tourism education remained scant during COVID and India’s lockdown period. Multiple educators from various institutions have lost their jobs, were suspended until further notice, or were terminated during the pandemic. It was almost a common practice for most institutions to retain their teaching staff with half of their remuneration during the last one and half years. It was very challenging for each educator to survive during this uncertain time. The main focus of this research paper is to identify the effect of COVID-19 on hospitality educators from different states of India and to suggest better strategies to overcome this for the sake of higher education in India. This paper looks into how Hospitality Educational institutions have approached the pandemic to explore the various practices/strategies and recommend the best ones for the future.