interesting views from both aspiring hoteliers, non hoteliers, and hoteliers.

im a hotelier myself. took the usual route, after spm, went for college, get your paper qualification,then embark on to work. ventured firstly into front office, take home pay approximately rm900 per month (basic + service points). KL based, year 1999.
8 years later, i became the director of sales & marketing for a city hotel in brunei. todate, I have been holding this position for about 4 yrs ( in various hotels and various locations).

KL 5 star hotel market pay for a director of sales & marketing = +- rm10k per month+ perks (free meals, free laundry, free usage of gym, allowances, signing facilities, etc)

At present, the market pay for a director of sales & marketing for a 2nd tier city in china, 5 star chain hotel = +- USD5k per month. not also to mention other perks like housing allowance, free meals, laundry, etc, basically your basic needs are taken care of, and also annual return ticket to your home country.

A General manager for a 5 star hotel in 1st tier city china can fetch about USD10k a month, and usually comes with family package.

is this the best paying job in the world? No. my younger brother who is an actuary is paid SGD6k per month in singapore, at the age of 23. And im sure those working in oil rigs are paid even higher.

can a hotelier lead a comfortable lifestyle and retire with sufficient funds for a decent life? a definite YES.

Not everyone is cut out to be a hotelier. But ask MAJORITY of the hoteliers you know that have ventured to other industry, chances are they will still want to come back to the hotel line.