Hotel Management We, the Indians, have traditionally extended love and warm welcome to our guests. In keeping with changing times the hospitality- spontaneous and tradition nurtured- became professional and a hard- nosed monetary transaction. The Hotels are a part of vast and expanding hospitality industry and like most professions in this century have taken on a professional tinge under the aegis of various hotel management institutes. Hotel management, as a profession, is service. It is a part of services providing organisations. In any horoscope we find services in the 6" house. The hotels provides a place to a person symbolised by three monkeys not the wel! known eyes covered, ears covered and mouth covered variety but by those whose eyes want to feast on things nice beautiful and sensuous, ears want to hear good body stirring exciting sounds, the Mouths want to taste good food aromatic, well presented, in an excitement filled ambience. Eyes, Ears and Mouth are all carried by face and face points to the 2” House. Now, there is a difference of status amongst the service Providers. Those working in lower echelons are the 6” house persons where as those that hold higher posts are generally the 10” house covered persons. A very important house for hoteliers is the 4" house. It is the house that strives to provide a home away from home. A hotel prides it self in providing homely comforts and happiness to its clients. Home is 4" house and home away from home is 7" house, which is 4% from 4" - Bhavat - Bhavam sanctions it. So the houses are 2/4/7 and 6th/ 10 for this industry 194Astrology of Professions Hotel Management The Planets Venus selects itself as the patron planet for the hoteliers. Rahu the wily, the secretive, the enjoyer also is prominent in this industry. Rahu in 6/12, t/7 or 2/8 axis with Venus/Moon in PAC augurs well for persons in this industry. The Parameters 1. The houses/Lords in PAC bond are generally 2,4, and 10. 4% house is replaceable by the 7th and 6" is the alternative house for the 10°. . Venus is the primary planet for hotels closely supported by Rahu. . The dasha/AD of Rahu/Venus at appropriate chronological age assists in getting employed in this industry. 4. Rahu/Venus links with other planets and their placements in the D/9 or D/10 indicate the connected fields of the Hotel industry. Jupiter as always takes one to the managerial area, Mars is the construction, installation, executive persons, Satum is maintenance and room services, laundry, housekeeping. Mercury is the front office, the marketing personnel and the accounts people. Moon stands in for Venus especially in banquet halls and the show/ exhibitions. wn The AmK Planet The AmK Planet would show Rahu/Venus influence on it. Itustration - | This is the horoscope of a person who did the hotel management course and then joined the industry. DOB 1 1-9-1977, TOB 20:44:00 Jalandhar The horoscopic promises first. The lagna is Aries. Its Lord Mars is in the 3 house-an auspicious placement for a malefic. Determined anc dedicated worker supported by good push of Lady Luck whose Lord. Jupiter is conjunct with the LL Mars in this house. 4 planets are strengthening the fifth house. The 5” Lord Sun is further augmenting this strength. 10” L Saturn in the same house as the 5* L Sun indicates that the native will get educated for the job that he has to do. Since both are malefics technical education can be surmised. The native did a hotel management course in Venus/Saturn period. Saturn is the 10" Lord and Venus is in 4th house. He joined service in Venus/Mercury- Mercury is 6" ford conjunct with Sun and 10 L Saturn. We now study 195Hotel Management Astrology of Professions lilustration -1 Birth Chart 11 Sep. 1977 20:44 Jalandhar Lagna Sun Moon Mars Mercury 11°33" 25°13" 03°32" 12°54" 14°04" Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu oge11" 23°09" 00°32" 21°52" 21°62" 196