This book provides an overview of the Indian hotel classification system guidelines from December 2018. It aims to analyze the requirements for a hotel to receive a star category certification based on minimum standards. The book was written by Gajanan Shirke, an experienced hotel consultant who has authored over 20 books on hospitality management topics. He has extensive experience in the hotel industry as a general manager and consultant.

2. • About the Book
• Indian Hotel Classification System provides an accessible overview of
the Indian Hospitality Industry Classification System guidelines in
detail as on December 2018. Over the last few years, we have
witnessed an increasing interest from hotel operators in hotel star
category certification. This book aims to analyse the situation in your
hotel. Based on a review of literature and tourism laws as well as
personal experience, your hotel classification could be possible only
after a standardization of minimum requirements and criteria at a
hotel level as described in this book.

3. • About the Author
• Gajanan Shirke, a hotel consultant, has years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry. His
thirst for learning and aspiration to become a multi-faceted expert in the hotel industry helped him
rise from employment to becoming an independent professional in the hospitality sector. Since his
last assignment as General Manager at Kamat Hotels, he has become a renowned hotel consultant
with a proven track record of developing, training and growing some of the best-known hotels,
restaurants and fast-food joints in the Indian market. He was an appointed as an expert consultant for
The Eighth meeting of the Board of Studies for Hotel Management & Catering Technology. He is a
visiting faculty at various Hotel Management Colleges and has trained over a thousand hospitality
professionals. He has completed numerous pre and post opening hotel consultancies in India and
overseas.
• In order to spread his extensive knowledge to aspiring hotel professionals, Gajanan has penned a
large number of books spanning different segments of the hospitality industry. Starting from his first
book ‘Bar Management and Operations’ published in 2010, he has written 23 books including
Hospitality Management, Food and Beverage Management, Hotel Engineering Management, Front
Office Management, Hotel Housekeeping Management, The Cookery Trilogy: Advance Cookery
Theory, The Cookery Trilogy: Foundation of Cookery, The Cookery Trilogy: The Basic Cookery Book,
Hotel Sales and Marketing, Hospitality Industry Accounting & Fundamentals, Customer Interaction
Excellence in Hospitality, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 1, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 2,
Hotel Owner’s Manual, Hotel Security & Prevention, Training Manager’s Manual, Exceptional Service
In Hospitality Six Sigma Way, etc.

4. • Books
• Author : Gajanan Shirke
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition Type: New
• Country Origin: India
• Edition: First
• Gift Wrap: N
• Leadtime to ship in days (default): Usually ships in 1-2 days
• Leadtime to ship in days(if not in stock): Usually ships in 12-15 days
• Pages: 104
• Publisher: Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
• Year: 2019
• Dimensions
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 6 x 9 x .2 inch