• Mr. Venkatadri.V.R
• Dr. D. S. Duke Thavamin

Purpose: This effective study aims to focus on the challenges arising on digitization in hotels and headcount reduction from the interactions between Hotel Human Resource personalities, hospitality academicians and hospitality students as well as on the efforts to overcome these challenges. Design/methodology/approach: The sample was gathered through a simple random sampling technique. The study utilizes in-depth semi-structured interviews and questionnaires of 50 participants: 30 Hospitality academicians including 10 students, 20 Hotel Human Resource Personalities. The data will be subject to prove with the chi-square test analysis with two variances. Findings: The results suggest that the null hypothesis got rejected by the participants. Also it seems Good association were there between the variant respondents. They are hoteliers and hospitality academicians. Research limitation/implications: The sample was limited to Bangalore city hotels and IHM Bangalore. Practical implications: The paper offers recommendations for hospitality industry with regard to retain standard level of manpower and increase willingness to hospitality studies as well as this study broadcasts the genuine voice of students those who are with disabilities in hotel digitized guest service systems. The findings are of special relevance to hospitality researchers, educators, executives, and hotel staff.

digitized service skills, Human Recourse personalities, Academician, Hospitality studies, and Headcount reduction

"“Digitization in Hotels Usher to High Headcount Reduction” is an Academician’s Perception: One Tail Hypothesis Test", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.98-108, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRO006011.pdf

"“Digitization in Hotels Usher to High Headcount Reduction” is an Academician’s Perception: One Tail Hypothesis Test", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp98-108, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRO006011.pdf