Mr A. Srinivas Rao is a faculty member at the Alliance College of Hotel Management, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He has completed his M.Sc (tourism and hospitality management) and an MBA (HR and Marketing). His teaching experience spans 15 years and he has worked in the hospitality industry for 5 years. He has been associated with some of the top corporate companies in the country and is a dedicated academician for the students.

Alliance College of Hotel Management

What would you say “best practices” in the course you are offering are?

“Earn and learn facility for students who need extra monetary support”

The best practices I would like to say is that we follow a Purely practical oriented training program. It consists of several industrial tours and industrial visits. We also provide our students with an earn while you learn facilities.

What is the latest program that you are offering in your institute?

“A post-graduate diploma course in Hotel Management with practical orientation”

Recently we have introduced the PGDHM course. It is a post-graduate level program that provides theoretical and practical inputs with more concern over managerial practices. These will help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd.

How would you describe the Alliance college of Hotel Management?

“An institute that focuses on students growth in a comprehensive manner”

Our is an institute started by professionals from the hospitality industry, in the year 2003. Since inception, we have concentrated more on the overall development of students not only in academics but in all forms including analytical skills and communication skills. Our vision and mission are to mould every student to meet the changing needs with the future requirements of the industry.

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What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

“Research-based publications, surveys and field projects”

Our students are mostly working on industrial training project work, periodical surveys, journals publishing etc. We believe in providing them with field exposure in order to get them accustomed to the best practices.

How did you train yourself and the faculty to deliver this program to the students?

“Faculty development programs that focus on overall training of faculty”

We conduct regular ‘train the trainer’ programs for our faculty members. It helps update our staff with the latest developments in the industry. We emphasize the following key points during these training sessions:

  • Attitude Development
  • Communication Skills
  • Discipline and Integrity
  • Personal Grooming
  • Hygiene and Sanitation
  • Time Management
  • Flexibility and Openness
  • Empathy and Tolerance

How do you tend to build an industry connection with this program?

“Guest lectures of top speakers from the industry are organized regularly”

We conduct regular visits to the hotels and we invite eminent personalities from the industry to conduct guest lectures. The students learn not only theoretical but practical knowledge as well. We focus on providing students hands-on experience.

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What are the factors that make this program the best for the students to opt for?

“Spacious Wi-Fi Enabled campus with digital lecture halls and well-equipped labs”

Our facilities are one of the best features. These allow students to learn in modern and well-equipped infrastructure. These are:

  • Front Office Lab: Spacious front office lab along with computer interface with the latest software package. 
  • Housekeeping Lab: Housekeeping lab with minimal laundry facilities. Various types of cleaning procedures are exercised at this lab. The guest room services are one of the most important aspects of housekeeping operations which the students learn in the model guest room.
  • Food Production Labs: The food production labs are fully equipped with the latest equipment for “Basic Training Kitchen, Quantity Training Kitchen, Advanced Training Kitchen and Bakery.”
  • Restaurant: Training Restaurant and Bar Fully equipped training restaurant overlooking the city. Various kinds of classic services and preparation of mocktails and cocktails are taught here.
  • Audio-Visual Room: A spacious and well-ventilated hall equipped with audio-visual aids where all kinds of subject-related interactive sessions are conducted like seminars, project presentations, workshops, etc.
  • Hostel: Safe, Secure, Comfortable and Well Furnished Separate Hostel Facility for Boys and Girls