Hospitality education is increasingly moving towards instilling a trait in students that is a combination of business acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, and psychological study of consumer behavior. The intent is to empower students to better understand the customer. Monitoring the changes happening in this field, we have come up with this special issue. The cover story of this issue features ITM Institute of Hotel Management which started its operations with their founding collaboration with Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK and got its affiliation from the University of Mumbai in 2006. Ranked among the top Hotel Management Institutes in India, the ITM Institute of Hotel Management offers the best Hotel Management programs to train students and the syllabus is enriched by a cutting-edge curriculum, extensive industry connections, and practical internships with five-star properties. ITM IHM believes in providing industry-relevant education and caters an extensive range of courses. Also featuring in the issue is Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai, which is a Deemed University making successful strides in completing 30 plus years of offering higher education in multi-faculty areas of education. Department of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute) has enabled the students to acquire vital skills with the knowledge supporting their needs. The faculty members are periodically encouraged to participate in the comprehensive programs to keep up with the latest developments in the industry. Further ahead, you will find more such stories in this issue.

After scrutinizing the colleges and universities excelling in hotel management education, we have narrowed it down to the top 10 universities and colleges that have showcased exceptional academic expertise. With the intent to transform the lives of students, these colleges have exhibited the acumen to adapt to the evolution of the educational field and help students emerge victorious.

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